1952 Map of Lander NW

About this map

The Wind River Indian Reservation landscape is defined by its complex irrigation network and emerging energy infrastructure in the early 1950s. Agriculture is supported by the Coolidge Canal, Hansen DITCH, and Mill Creek, while the presence of the Chicago and North Western railroad provides a connection to the broader region. Local community life is centered around institutions like the Blessed Sacrament Church and the Lower Mill Creek Sch. The industrial character of the area is highlighted by the Plunket Oil Wells and other numerous Oil Wells, contrasting with older extraction sites like the Coal Mines (inactive). The confluence of the North Popo Agie River and Little Wind River provides the primary drainage for this transition zone between high-plains ranching and mineral exploration.