1941 Map of Lewistown

About this map

Lewistown serves as a significant rail and industrial hub in this 1941 survey, where the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific and Pacific railroads converge. The landscape is defined by the transition from the city's infrastructure—including an Oil Refinery, County Fairgrounds, and the Lewistown Airport—to the mineral-rich slopes of the Judith Mountains. This mountain range is a focal point of historical extraction, dotted with sites like the New Year Mine and the Western Mines, alongside several coal operations such as the Brown Coal Mine near Heath. Local education is mapped through rural schoolhouses including Standard Sch and Lucier Sch, while the State Fish Hatchery near Big Springs highlights early conservation efforts. The presence of an abandoned Great Northern line reflects the shifting railroad economy of central Montana during the early twentieth century.