1903 Map of Aladdin

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The Black Hills National Forest dominates this early twentieth-century survey of northeastern Wyoming, where the Bear Lodge Mountains rise sharply above the high plains. This is a landscape defined by its rugged drainages and established cattle interests, including the Cross Anchor Ranch and VVV Ranch. The region's early industrial ambitions are evidenced by the Wyoming and Missouri River R. R., which follows the Hay Creek drainage to the settlement of Aladdin.