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1960 Map of Foster

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Foster
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

The Bighorn River meanders through this landscape, defining a valley carved by complex irrigation networks essential to the development of the Missouri River Basin. Small settlements like Foster and Kingley sit along the drainage paths of Cotters Coulee and Wagon Box Coulee, where the presence of the Low Line Canal and Wagon Box Canal signifies the engineered transformation of Big Horn County for agriculture. Local education in this era was decentralized, anchored by rural landmarks such as Sorrel Horse Sch in the north, Fairview Sch near the center, and Community Sch to the south.

Infrastructure like the Two Leggins Tunnel and Two Leggins Canal highlights the technical efforts required to move water across the uneven terrain of Pocket Creek and North Cottonwood Creek. The map also captures small-scale industrial activity with a Pit and Gravel Pit located near the river, reflecting the local materials used for building the roads and canals that tied these isolated ranching and farming communities together.