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1959 Map of Lone Butte NW

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Lone Butte NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

Spring Creek Ch and several one-room schoolhouses mark the sparse ranching landscape of McKenzie County in the late 1950s. This survey, conducted as part of the Department of the Interior's development program for the Missouri River Basin, reveals a territory defined by deep coulees and high buttes. Local education and community centers like Elkhorn Sch and Wonderland Sch are situated along the winding paths of Elkhorn Creek and Spring Creek.

The terrain is punctuated by high points such as VABM Jorgenson 2498 and VABM Olson 2622, providing a clear view of the complex drainage systems including Satterwhite Creek and Rough Creek. Trace evidence of early industry is found at a local Mine, while family and community history is anchored by a small Cem near the township lines. The network of unimproved roads and trails shows the connectivity of this rural frontier before modern infrastructure arrived.