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1993 Map of Belltower

Name: 1993 Topographic Map of Belltower
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1996
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1996

About this map

Belltower and the high plains of Carter County are documented here in the early 1990s, revealing a landscape defined by cattle ranching and carefully managed water resources. The terrain is marked by family-run operations such as Gross Ranch, Summers Ranch, and Kennedy Ranch, which utilized a network of small reservoirs like Devils Canyon Reservoir and Horse Killer Reservoir to sustain life in the arid drainage basins of Boxelder Creek and Maverick Creek.

Transitioning into the eastern uplands, the map shows the rugged boundary of the Custer National Forest, where steep terrain falls away into Devils Canyon and Maverick Gulch. This survey provides a precise record of the road network and property markers at Sykes Corner, illustrating how remote settlements and vital water points like Burditt Reservoir anchored the community before later modernizations altered the local landscape.