1954 Map of Lodore School

About this map

The Green River carves a winding path through this corner of Moffat County, framing a sequence of alluvial river bottoms that once sustained isolated homesteads and ranching operations. In the mid-1950s, the landscape of Brown's Park was characterized by family-named landmarks such as Wilson Place and Carr Place, alongside several sites already marked as abandoned, including Spitzie Place and Sterling Place. The Lodore Sch and the Two Bar Ranch serve as central points of human activity in this high-desert environment, where access was largely dependent on a network of unimproved roads and a Jeep Trail. To the south, the terrain rises sharply into the rugged slopes of Diamond Mountain, while Vermillion Creek joins the main river channel near Dummy Bottom. The map preserves the specific locations of several springs, such as Hoy Spring and Sterling Spring, which were vital for survival in this arid terrain.