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1958 Map of McClusky

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of McClusky
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

The Missouri River corridor undergoes a massive transformation on this 1950s survey, dominated by the newly completed Garrison Dam and the rising waters of the Garrison Reservoir. This engineering feat reshaped the landscape of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation and led to the creation of Riverdale and Pick City to support the dam's power plant and infrastructure. Beyond the river, the landscape is defined by the high density of prairie potholes, labeled here as Numerous Lakes, which dot the terrain between the Prophets Mountains and Hog Back Ridge.

Railroad networks including the Northern Pacific and the Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie connect established agricultural hubs like McClusky, Washburn, and Wilton. For genealogists and local historians, the map preserves the location of many small grain-stop settlements and early industrial sites, including a Coal mine near Underwood and the historic route of the Lewis and Clark Trail winding along the river bluffs.