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1955 Map of Coal Bank Basin

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Coal Bank Basin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

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The historical Overland Trail cuts across this mid-century landscape in Carbon County, tracing a path through the Overland Flats and across the Rattlesnake Creek valley. This high-plains terrain is defined by a series of family ranch holdings and a complex system of irrigation ditches, including the Pass Ditch, Vienna Ditch, and Knuth Ditch, which redirect water from the creeks to support livestock in the arid basin.

Remote homesteading and early 20th-century life are evidenced by the presence of the Hat Creek Sch and numerous named properties such as the Peterson Ranch, Weidner Ranch, and ZN Ranch Private. To the north and east, the topography rises sharply toward Dana Ridge and Sheephead Mountain, while early industry is visible at a solitary Coal Mine within the Coal Bank Basin. Small water features like Welton Lake and the Welton Fish Pond provide localized points of interest in this expanse of rangeland.