1956 Map of Antero Reservoir NE

About this map

Agate Creek and the South Platte River define the drainage patterns of this high-altitude Park County landscape, captured during the mid-1950s as part of the Missouri River Basin development program. The map documents a fading human footprint, with several established homesteads specifically noted as no longer active. Settlements like Weber Ranch (Aband), Jamestown Ranch (Aband), and Oakley Ranch (Aband) sit alongside an Abandoned Ditch, suggesting a shift in local water usage and land management. The presence of the Pleasant Valley Sch (Aband) further underscores the decline of this rural ranching community, while the Old Railroad Grade and active Poyner Ranch provide clues to the region's transport history and surviving agricultural operations near Antelope Spring.