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1948 Map of Eagle Rock

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Eagle Rock
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1948
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1948

About this map

Crooked River carves a winding path through this Crook County landscape, defining a ranching economy that dominated the high desert in the mid-1940s. The map reveals a dense network of family-held properties along the water and valley floors, including Shorty Davis Ranch, Way Ranch, and Kizer Ranch. The presence of the Bailey Sch near the river indicates the focal point of a rural community that once relied on these scattered outposts for education and social gathering.

South of the river, the terrain rises into the Maury Mountains, where seasonal drainages like Alkali Creek and Newsome Creek feed into the larger system. High points such as Windy Point and Alkali Butte provide orientation for a landscape marked by irrigation and livestock management, as seen in the numerous springs like Colby Spring and Sanford Spring. This survey captures the region just before modern developments altered the traditional ranching boundaries of the Och Oco National Forest borderlands.