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1963 Map of Sheridan

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Sheridan
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The Ruby River valley defines this mid-century landscape, characterized by an intricate network of irrigation canals and ditches that sustain the high Montana plains. Water management is the primary narrative here, with family-named infrastructure like the Edelman Ditch, Sennett Ditch, and Bullerdick Ditch crisscrossing the terrain to support local ranching. The town of Sheridan serves as the hub, situated along the Northern Pacific railroad and the historic Vigilante route.

Genealogists and local historians can trace the foundations of the community at the Sheridan Cem and the evocatively named Robbers Roost Sch to the south. Further east, the foothills of the Ruby Range reveal early industry at the Tamarack Mine and the small settlement of Brandon. From the Vigilante Canal to the many private waterways feeding off Wisconsin Creek, this survey documents a valley deeply transformed by the engineering of the Missouri River Basin development program.