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1955 Map of Bluegrass Wells

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Bluegrass Wells
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

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Wheatland Reservoir No 2 dominates the high plains of Albany County in this mid-century survey, its expansive waters and spillway marking a significant alteration to the arid landscape. The area is defined by the drainage of West Bluegrass Creek and East Bluegrass Creek, which wind through the township grids toward the reservoir's eastern edges.

Evidence of resource exploration appears near the center of the sheet with an Oil Well (Aband), a common indicator of the shifting economic focus in Wyoming's interior during the 1940s and 50s. The presence of Bluegrass Wells further south suggests a critical reliance on groundwater in this cattle-country terrain. This 1955 topographic record, with purple revisions from 1979, captures the subtle transition of infrastructure from early Missouri River Basin development to more contemporary ranching use.