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1893 Map of Livingston

Name: 1893 Topographic Map of Livingston
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1898
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1898

About this map

Livingston serves as the central hub of this late 19th-century survey, positioned where the Northern Pacific Railroad meets the gateway to the south. The map documents a critical era of transition in the Upper Yellowstone Valley, capturing the Northern Pacific Railroad Yellowstone Park Branch as it snakes through the mountains toward Gardiner. This infrastructure supported a burgeoning economy of mining and early tourism, evidenced by industrial sites like Cokedale and the resort-focused Hunters Hot Springs.

South of the river, the landscape rises into the Bridger Range and the Gallatin Range, where military history is preserved at the site of Ft. Ellis (Abandoned). The presence of the Old Crow Agency and several mountain passes like Bozeman Pass highlights the corridors used for travel and settlement before the expansion of modern roadways. From the Natural Bridge on the Boulder River to the Cinnabar Basin, the map provides a look at the early township developments and named topographic landmarks that defined Park County's frontier identity.