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1962 Map of Sugarloaf Butte

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Sugarloaf Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The Missouri River corridor south of Bismarck is defined here by the meeting of major historical transport routes and the early 1960s expansion of the Oahe Reservoir. This survey captures a transitional landscape where the Northern Pacific railroad tracks parallel the river's western bank, while the Soo Line traverses the northern uplands near the winding Apple Creek.

Evidence of the region's frontier military history remains visible in the Old Fort Rice Military Road and the Fort Rice Military Reservation Boundary, which cuts across the prairie terrain. Local community life is anchored by landmarks such as Manning School No 1 and the Stewardsdale Cem. Distinctive geological features like Sugarloaf Butte and Twin Buttes serve as natural navigation points above the changing Missouri riverbed and its braided channels.