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1960 Map of Barnes

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Barnes
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1993
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1993

About this map

The North Platte River carves through this Goshen County landscape, serving as the central artery for a complex system of agricultural irrigation. Extensive waterworks including the Interstate Canal, Lucerne Ditch, Grattan Ditch, and Fort Laramie Canal illustrate the intensive effort to reclaim the semi-arid London Flats for cultivation. This 1960 survey, updated in the early 1990s, preserves the path of the Emigrant Trail as it mirrors the river's course, marking a corridor of immense historical movement.

Historical memory is anchored at the Grattan Massacre Historical Mon near the riverbank, a site reflecting the complex and often violent interactions between settlers and native inhabitants. The northern boundary is defined by the Fort Laramie Military Reservation (Aband), while local life is centered around the small settlement of Barnes and the Brunner Ranch. From the elevations of Harmony Heights to the depths of Spring Canyon, the map details a terrain shaped by both geologic erosion and human engineering.