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1951 Map of Boysen

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Boysen
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

Boysen Dam stands as the central engineering landmark of this early 1950s survey, marking a significant transition for the canyon landscape of the Wind River. This edition documents the region just as the development of the Missouri River Basin began to reshape the area, including a noted blue hachured zone for the proposed reservoir. The terrain is dominated by the intersection of the Owl Creek Mountains and the Wind River Mountains, with high-elevation points like Boysen Peak and Stone Mountain flanking the river's narrow path.

Evidence of the era's transport and industry is visible in the Burlington and Quincy railroad line that follows the water's edge and the operations at the Gravel Pit. The map also delineates the northern reaches of the Wind River Indian Reservation and the county boundary between Hot Springs and Fremont counties, providing a clear record of local administration and land use before the full inundation of the canyon floor.