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1951 Map of Eagle Point

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

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

Wind River Reservation land dominates this 1951 study of Fremont County, Wyoming, revealing a landscape defined by industrial attempts and the markers of early ranching life. The map details a period of transition, where several family properties such as Penton Ranch (Aban'd), Granger Ranch (Aban'd), and Williams Ranch (Aban'd) are already noted as abandoned.

Resource extraction is evident through the presence of an Oil Well (Aban'd) and two inactive coal operations, identified as Coal Mine (Inactive) 6011 and Coal Mine (Inactive) 5962, located near the winding course of the Wind River. Topographical features like Eagle Point and Shotgun Bench provide a backdrop to the drainage systems of Hurley Draw and Little Dome Draw. This survey, conducted as part of the Missouri River Basin development program, captures the rural infrastructure of the early 1950s, including the Mail Camp Road and various benchmark locations.