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1969 Map of Red Lodge East

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Red Lodge East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Industrial activity and ranching terrain converge east of Red Lodge, where the landscape transitions from the riparian corridor of Rock Creek to the high plateaus of West Bench and East Bench. This 1969 survey, revised with early 1980s data, documents a region defined by extensive coal mining and resource extraction. The area around Bearcreek and Washoe is heavily marked by several operations, including the Brophy Mine, Smith Mine, Burns Mine, and a Strip Mine, alongside numerous mine dumps and a Water Tank.

Beyond the mining districts, rural life centers on the drainage of Clear Creek, where the Clear Creek School and Clear Creek Cem served the local community. The mapping detail highlights an intricate system of irrigation ditches like the Bailey Ditch and Sparr Ditch, which were essential for managing water across this arid Montana benchland. Numerous Oil Wells and a Gravel Pit further underscore the economic diversity of the county at this time.