1951 Map of Indian Butte

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The Wind River Reservation dominates this central Wyoming landscape, where the Chicago and North Western railway corridor cuts through the northern reaches near the Wind River. This 1950s survey captures the intersection of critical infrastructure and a traditional tribal landscape, marked clearly by the Reservation Boundary and the Wind River Base Line. A network of water sources, including Horsethief Springs, Gerton Spring, and Drip Spring, highlights the essential hydrology of this arid region. High points like Indian Butte overlook a terrain shaped by Horsethief Gulch and the industrial activity at the Gravel Pit. The presence of the Telephone Line and Nebo Road suggests a developing connectivity in the mid-century era, balancing the remote nature of the terrain with emerging transit and utility corridors.