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1916 Map of Stryker

Name: 1916 Topographic Map of Stryker
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1937
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1937

About this map

The Whitefish Range and Flathead National Forest dominate this early 20th-century survey of the rugged Montana interior. The Great Northern Railway snakes through the valley floor, connecting remote rail settlements like Stryker, Trego, and Radnor. This transport corridor reflects the era's primary economic artery for timber and transit through the northern Rockies.

Remote outposts and early administrative sites are noted throughout the terrain, including several forest service locations like Bunchgrass Ranger Station and Point of Rock Ranger Station. Settlement life is anchored by local education centers such as Glen Lake School and Therriault School, while family-named landmarks like Butcher Cabin and the Lake House suggest early homesteading footprints. The map also delineates the United States-Canada Boundary Line at its northern edge, documenting the high-country landscape between Tuchuck Mtn and Mt Hefty before modern development reached these mountain watersheds.