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1951 Map of Antelope Springs

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Antelope Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Antelope Springs and its surrounding high plains landscape define this section of Morgan County during the early 1950s. The settlement pattern is dominated by water management, with the Riverside Canal, North Sterling Canal, and Snyder Canal cutting through the terrain alongside an extensive network of levee structures and numerous windmills. This reliance on irrigation infrastructure highlights the transition from traditional ranching toward more intensive land use in this arid region.

Local social centers are preserved here in their mid-century state, including the Antelope Springs Church and educational landmarks that were already slipping into the past, such as Gilliland School (Aban'd) and Brammer Sch (Aban'd). The map also identifies industrial sites like Gravel Pits and various draws, most notably Antelope Draw, which shaped the movement of water and people across the plains before modern development.