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1901 Map of Dayton

Name: 1901 Topographic Map of Dayton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

The Big Horn Mountains dominate this 1899 survey, where the rugged terrain of northern Wyoming meets the Montana border. The settlement of Dayton and Ranchester sit at the confluence of the Tongue River and Little Tongue River, serving as gateways to the high country. To the east, the Fort Mackenzie Reservation occupies the plains near Coal Mine sites, indicating the early industrial and military presence in Sheridan County.

Logistics in this frontier era are defined by the Burlington and Missouri River RR snaking through the northern valley and the Walker Trail ascending Walker Mtn.. High-altitude landmarks like Tongue River Cabin, Morrow Ranch, and the remote Adelaide Lake illustrate a landscape transitioning from open range to a more structured pastoral and resource-extracting economy. The map also records the precise Wyoming Montana Boundary Line as it was surveyed at the end of the nineteenth century.