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1955 Map of Ayres Spring

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Ayres Spring
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

The high plains of Albany County are defined by a network of water sources and traditional transit routes in the mid-1950s. The Laramie River flows through the southeastern corner, supported by an irrigation Ditch, while the namesake Ayres Spring and Box Spring provide critical watering points in the drier upland terrain. The landscape is marked by prominent natural features such as the Red Hill formation and the winding depths of Box Canyon.

Infrastructure in this era is characterized by long-distance utility and travel corridors, including a significant east-west Pipeline and the established paths of Fetterman Road and Garrett Road. Several Windmill sites are scattered across the quadrangle, indicating the dispersed ranching activity that sustained this region. This survey was conducted as part of the Missouri River Basin development program, documenting the drainage patterns of Sevenmile Creek and the surrounding high-altitude geography.