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1960 Map of Cottier

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Cottier
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1993
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1993

About this map

The North Platte River carves through this Goshen County landscape, serving as a primary corridor for both historic westward expansion and mid-20th-century irrigation. The route of the Emigrant Trail parallels the river, marked by local landmarks like the Rock Ranch (Historical) and a Historical Mon. These early transit paths were eventually supplemented by a complex water management system, including the Fort Laramie Canal, Emigrant Ditch, and Rock Ranch Canal, which transformed the flatlands into productive agricultural terrain.

Settlement patterns are represented by small hubs like Cottier and Heldt, while the southern portion of the map is defined by the drainage networks of Cherry Creek Drain and Deering Drain. Topographical features such as Three Buttes and numerous draws like Angel Draw and Hefflen Draw provide significant vertical relief against the riverine Flats. This survey captures the layering of frontier history over the structured development of the Missouri River Basin project.