1951 Map of Volunteer

About this map

The Belle Fourche River dominates this mid-century landscape in the Missouri River Basin, carving a winding path through the borderlands of Butte and Meade Counties. At this time, the area's rural character is defined by a sparse network of section-line roads connecting small educational outposts such as Wetz Sch, Meyer Sch, and Fourmile Sch. These small schools served the outlying farmsteads and the community of Volunteer, which sits at the junction of local transit routes near the river's lower bends.