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1950 Map of Virginia City

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Virginia City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

The gold mining legacy of the Tobacco Root Mountains is etched into the landscape of this 1950s survey. Centered on Virginia City, the map documents a dense concentration of mineral claims south of the townsite along Alder Gulch. Named operations such as the Nine Grant Mines, Cornucopia Mine, and El Fleeta Mine indicate the intense industrial activity that defined this region's development.

Beyond the mining districts, the terrain rises sharply toward the high peaks of the Beaverhead National Forest. High-altitude features like South Baldy Mountain and Ward Peak tower over a network of drainages including South Meadow Creek and Eightmile Creek. Evidence of water management for mining and ranching is visible through several systems of Ditch and Canal lines, particularly near the Thexton Ranch and the eastern agricultural reaches.