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1961 Map of Goose Egg

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Goose Egg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

The North Platte River winds through this central Wyoming landscape, serving as a focal point for settlement and infrastructure during the early 1960s. The map illustrates the growth of communities like Mills and Mountain View in the northeast, alongside the suburban development at Paradise Valley. Notable industrial and transportation corridors define the northern half of the sheet, where the Chicago and North Western and Burlington Northern railroads parallel the Oil Tank Farm and various gravel operations.

South of the river, the terrain rises sharply toward the steep slopes of Casper Mountain. This area preserves the route of the historic Emigrant Trail, which cuts across the landscape near Emigrant Gap Ridge. The map also captures the local recreation at the Paradise Valley Country Club and smaller residential pockets like Red Buttes Village, documenting a transition from the industrial rail yards of the north to the more residential and open range lands near Goose Egg.