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1962 Map of Melstone NW

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Melstone NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

The Ragged Point Oil Field and West Keggy Coulee Oil Field dominate this central Montana landscape, illustrating the mid-century industrial development of Musselshell County. The map details a complex network of resource extraction infrastructure, including numerous scattered Oil Wells, a central Pumping Sta, and a long Pipeline cutting across the terrain.

Natural drainage patterns define the surrounding topography, with several named coulees such as Seventynine Coulee and Keggy Coulee carving through the plateau toward North Willow Creek. For the local historian or genealogist, the inclusion of specific features like the Borrow Pit and family-named landmarks like Wilson Coulee and Gremmert Coulee provides a granular look at how the land was managed and navigated during the early 1960s energy boom.