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1951 Map of Wilsall

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Wilsall
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Wilsall serves as the focal point of this Park County landscape, situated where the Burlington Northern railroad corridor meets the winding path of the Shields River. The settlement pattern reflects the agricultural and educational needs of the mid-20th century, evidenced by landmarks like the Wilsall Cemetery and the BM Meyersburg Sch in nearby Meyersburg. To the south, the Brackett Creek School highlights how rural education was distributed across the valley near the base of the prominent Battle Ridge.

The physical geography is defined by a dense network of watercourses, including Flathead Creek, Antelope Creek, and Looking Glass Creek, which carve through the terrain. These drainages, along with Brackett Creek and Fox Creek, provided essential water resources for the ranching and farming operations that characterize this portion of the Missouri River Basin development area during the early 1950s.