1961 Map of White Sulphur Springs

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Helena and its industrial neighbor East Helena anchor the western edge of this mid-century landscape, where the Missouri River is harnessed by the Canyon Ferry Dam and Hauser Dam. This era of western development is defined by the heavy infrastructure of three major rail lines—the Northern Pacific, Great Northern, and the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific—which navigate the dramatic elevations of the Big Belt Mountains and the Little Belt Mountains.