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1972 Map of Macon

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Macon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

The Missouri River meanders across this northern Montana landscape, marking the boundary between the Fort Peck Indian Reservation and the surrounding terrain of McCone and Roosevelt Counties. At this point in the early 1970s, the river is flanked by the Burlington Northern railroad and the small settlement of Macon, which is characterized by its rail-side grain bins and proximity to the Wolf Point International Airport.

Social and community life in this reach of the river is anchored by the Pleasant Valley Community Hall and the Frontier Sch. For local historians and genealogists, the Courchene Cem and various family-named features like Little Wolf Creek and Brown Coulee provide essential geographic points of reference. The map also captures the braided nature of the river valley, showing the Fort Charles Cutoff and the Lewis and Clark Park Campground along the southern banks.