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1944 Map of Lewistown

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of Lewistown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

Lewistown serves as the focal point of this 1940s landscape, where the agricultural flats of Fergus County meet the rising elevations of the Judith Mountains. The transition from the valley floor to the high peaks of New Year Peak and Pyramid Peak is marked by a complex network of industrial activity. Extensive coal and mineral operations, such as the Divide Coal Mine and the New Year Mine (Abandoned), underscore the region's reliance on resource extraction.

Transportation corridors follow the natural flow of water, with the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad threading through the hills near Heath (PO). Local infrastructure is well-defined, including the County Fairgrounds and an Oil Refinery on the outskirts of the main settlement. Small rural centers like Hilger and Brooks are connected by a system of roads and irrigation features like the Flume and Ditch, illustrating the coordinated efforts of early Montana development.