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1960 Map of Simms

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Simms
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

St Peter Mission and the historical Mullan Road corridor anchor this mid-century survey of the Cascade County landscape. The settlement of Simms serves as a northern hub near the Great Northern rail line, while the southern reaches are defined by a complex topography of named buttes, including Shaw Butte, Crown Butte, and the prominent Birdtail Butte. The land use reflects a mix of traditional ranching and early industrial efforts, evidenced by the Eagle Rock Stage Station (Site) and the Eagle Rock Mine tucked among the drainages of Birdtail Creek.

Water management is central to the area's development, shown through the extensive Fort Shaw Canal and numerous coulees such as Hickory Coulee and Cottonwood Coulee. These features, alongside family-named holdings like Seaton Ranch and Webb Ranch, illustrate the persistent human imprint on this stretch of the northern plains, where the Birdtail Divide separates the watershed between Little Muddy Creek and Sullivan Creek.