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1951 Map of Ringling

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Ringling
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

The railroad hub at Ringling serves as the focal point of this mid-century survey of Meagher County, where the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific tracks follow the winding course of Sixteenmile Creek. This intersection of transportation and terrain is further marked by the remnants of the W.S.S. & Y.P. line and the White Sulphur Springs and Yellowstone Park Road.

Historical layers are evident at Moss Agate, identifying a site of an old stage station along the South Fork Smith River. The map meticulously records the ranching landscape, including the Adkison Ranch, Higgins Ranch, and Kuhnes Ranch, alongside several sites noted as abandoned, such as the Bruce Place and Ford Place. To the west, the prominent rise of Horse Butte overlooks a Quarry and the small siding at Moyne.