1967 Map of Soda Springs

About this map

The Crow Indian Reservation landscape in the late 1960s is defined by a dense network of coulees and creeks that carve through the Montana terrain south of the Pryor mountains. Centered on the namesake Soda Springs, this survey documents a period when the local economy relied on land management and resource transit, evidenced by a prominent Pipeline cutting across the southern sections. Water sources like East Fork Pryor Creek and Birdhead Creek dominate the drainage patterns, while the rugged topography is punctuated by family-named or descriptive landmarks such as Lone Tree Coulee. The map captures a moment in the mid-20th century before significant modern development, preserving the exact locations of ephemeral watercourses like East Buckeye Creek and East Wets Creek as they existed during the 1967 field check.