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1964 Map of Northwest Missoula

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Northwest Missoula
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

The Burlington Northern and the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroads converge in this mid-century view of Northwest Missoula, illustrating the city's role as a vital transportation and forestry hub. The presence of the US Forest Service Aerial Fire Depot and the Missoula Air Sta near Johnson-Bell Field highlights the region's importance to national firefighting and aviation efforts during this era.

Lower elevations are dominated by institutional and agricultural features such as the Sunset Memorial Gardens and irrigation networks like the Grass Valley French Ditch, while the northern landscape rises into the Lolo National Forest. Local education and community life are grounded in the locations of De Smet Sch and Hellgate Sch, providing a clear record of the area's development before late-20th-century suburban expansion.