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1958 Map of Dickie Springs

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Dickie Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

The Continental Divide winds through this high-country landscape, marking a significant hydrologic and historical boundary in the late 1950s. The northern reaches are dominated by the Sweetwater River and Hay Ranch, while the southern terrain is defined by the prominent Oregon Buttes. This area serves as a physical record of westward expansion, clearly preserving the route of the Emigrant Trail alongside the Point Of Rocks South Pass Stage Road.

Beyond these historic transit corridors, the map reveals mid-century resource extraction with Oil Wells and several Clay Pits scattered near the center. Water sources are critical in this arid environment, noted by Dickie Springs, Edmund Springs, and the Alkali Slough. The intricate network of a Jeep Trail provides access to these isolated features, illustrating how modern surveying and exploration began to overlay the older paths of pioneer travel.