1964 Map of Northeast Missoula

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Missoula anchors the southwest corner of this mid-1960s survey, showing the city's upward expansion into the foothills of the Lolo National Forest. The landscape is defined by the sharp transition from the residential street grids near Northside Park and the Hospital to the steep, wooded drainages of Rattlesnake Creek and Marshall Canyon. Along the southern edge, the Clark Fork river winds past Bandmann Flats, where the Bandmann Bridge and a Gaging Station mark the corridor for road and rail movement east of the city. Notable for local history, the map details the infrastructure of early water management including the Williams Ditch and Quast Ditch, as well as recreational landmarks like the Marshall Ski Area and the peaks of Mount Jumbo and Woody Mountain. Small outlying communities such as East Missoula and West Riverside appear as distinct clusters before modern suburban consolidation.