1951 Map of Hoyt

About this map

Hoyt stands as the central hub of this agricultural landscape along the border of Morgan and Adams Counties. Surveyed just after the war for the Department of the Interior's Missouri River Basin development program, the map documents a transition in rural land use. Irrigation and water management are prominent, evidenced by the Moore Reservoir No 1 and the USGS Testing and Recording Station located along the banks of Bijou Creek. The terrain is characterized by the broad, level Antelope Flats and several intermittent drainages like Antelope Creek and Rock Creek. Local social infrastructure is anchored by the Long Meadow Community Center and the Hoyt Cemetery, reflecting a scattered but connected farming community during the early 1950s.