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1944 Map of Red Lodge

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of Red Lodge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1946
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1946

About this map

Red Lodge serves as the focal point of this mid-1940s landscape, situated at the terminus of a Northern Pacific railroad spur near the base of the Beartooth foothills. The area's industrial character is defined by a series of significant coal operations along the Montana Wyoming and Southern RR, including the Smith Mine, Brophy Mine, and Foster Mine near Washoe and Bearcreek.

Eastward, the terrain transitions into broad plateaus like Tolman Flat and Dilworth Bench before dropping toward the Clarks Fork Yellowstone River valley at Belfry. Local infrastructure is anchored by family-named landmarks such as Chapell Ranch and the Clear Creek Sch, reflecting a settled rural economy dependent on both subterranean resources and valley ranching. The presence of the Ohio Oil Co Camp near the North Fork Dry Creek suggests the expanding energy footprint in Carbon County just after the war.