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1956 Map of Work Creek

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Work Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

The Yellowstone River cuts across the northern reaches of this Sweet Grass County landscape, paralleled by the Northern Pacific railroad and irrigation infrastructure like the Kent Ditch and Krone Ditch. This 1956 survey, later updated with late-1970s revisions, highlights the historic transportation corridor through southern Montana. A particularly significant historical marker identifies the Thomas Massacre Graves south of the river, providing a somber connection to the region's early frontier period.

Further south, the terrain rises into complex drainage systems including Bridger Creek, Work Creek, and Norwegian Gulch. Local community life is centered near the settlement of Quebec and the small station at The Greycliffs, where the Kent Sch and Kent Cem serve the surrounding rural population. Traces of the historic Bozeman Trail wind through the hills, marking the path of 19th-century westward expansion.