1969 Map of Lemonade Springs

About this map

Lemonade Springs and the surrounding high country of Big Horn County are captured here in the late 1960s, showing a landscape defined by its vital water sources. The Bighorn River flows through the southeastern portion of the map, supported by an intricate network of irrigation infrastructure including the Big Horn Canal and the Soap Creek Ditch. These human-engineered waterways contrast with the natural drainage of Beauvais Creek and the South Fork Hay Coulee, which carve through the terrain. The presence of a Cem and a Gravel Pit near the river suggests small, localized pockets of activity within this wide-open territory, while a prominent Pipeline cutting across the southwestern corner indicates the region's role in energy transport during this era.