1936 Map of Pendroy

About this map

The Great Northern rail line terminates at the settlement of Pendroy, serving as a critical transport hub for the ranching and resource-extraction economies of the northern Montana plains. This 1936 survey documents a landscape defined by water management and mineral prospecting, featuring the Bynum Canal and the Dupuyer Headworks which divert vital flows from the Dupuyer Creek and the Middle Fork Teton River. To the east, a cluster of mining operations including the Hubbard Mine, Oertel Mine, and Kellogg Mine indicate active coal or mineral interest near the Black Buttes. The area is dotted with family-named homesteads and rural education centers like Harmony Sch and Highview Sch, reflecting a structured community of dry-land farmers and ranchers working the coulee-carved terrain between the Teton River and Frances Heights.