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1966 Map of Gilmore Hill NE

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Gilmore Hill NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The Jim Bridger Trail winds through this Big Horn County landscape, marking a historical path across the high desert terrain. In the mid-1960s, the area's agricultural life depended on a network of water management, including the Sidon Canal and Elk Lovell Canal, which divert water from the Shoshone River to the surrounding lands. Near the river, a Gaging Sta and a Gravel Pit indicate localized industrial activity.

Further south, the terrain is defined by seasonal drainages such as Whistle Creek, Coon Creek, and Grass Creek. The Penrose Cem stands as a quiet genealogical marker near the confluence of the river and Whistle Creek. This survey captures a moment when the rural road system, including Lane Thirteen and Lane Fourteen, followed the rigid section lines of the high plains, punctuated by isolated features like a Drill Hole in the eastern hills.