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1960 Map of Bishop

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Bishop
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The Casper Air Terminal dominates this mid-century landscape of Natrona County, showing the intersection of military aviation history and the evolving infrastructure of the Wyoming plains. The map records a complex network of industrial and transport features, including the Oil Tank Farm (Aband) and a series of hydraulic engineering works such as the Johnson Canal, Johnson Lateral, and several Siphon and Aqueduct segments. These water-management features supported the semi-arid region's development alongside the Chicago and North Western and Burlington Northern railroads.

Residential and memorial sites are clustered near the aviation hub, including the community of Air Base Acres and the Natrona Memorial Gardens. Further north, smaller settlements like Cadoma and Bishop follow the rail lines through terrain shaped by South Fork Casper Creek and Sixmile Draw. The 1971 purple revisions highlight post-1960 changes to the local infrastructure and the expansion of the air terminal's facilities.