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1949 Map of Maudlow

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Maudlow
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Maudlow sits at the junction of several mountain drainages where the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad traces the winding course of Sixteenmile Creek. This 1949 field survey documents a landscape defined by cattle ranching and early mountain schools, located where the Belt Mountains and Bridge Range converge. Isolated ranching outposts like Koenig Ranch, Mitchell Ranch, and Hatfield Ranch are connected by narrow mountain lanes and gulches, reflecting the high-country agriculture of the mid-20th century.

The presence of three distinct educational buildings—Francis School, Durham School, and Josephine School—along with the Morgan Cemetery provides significant evidence for the dispersed rural population that once inhabited the canyons. Terrain features such as the Horseshoe Hills, Table Mountain, and Wall Mountain create a complex topography of deep gulches, including Timber Gulch and Nicks Gulch, which shaped the movement of both the railroad and local commerce between Gallatin, Meagher, and Broadwater counties.