
The Shoshone River valley defines the landscape of this mid-1960s survey, where an intricate network of irrigation projects like the Sidon Canal and Elk-Lovell Canal turned the arid Big Horn Basin into a productive agricultural hub. Centered on the town of Lovell, the map documents a community deeply tied to both the land and industry, featuring a Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad line and a local Drive-in Theater. Beyond the town limits, the geography transitions into the Oil Field near Byron, showing the dual importance of petroleum extraction and beet farming in this region.
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4 editions found
1955 · Cody
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Cody
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1962 · Cody
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1964 · Lovell Lakes
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1964 · Sykes Spring
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1966 · Gilmore Hill NE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1966 · North Emblem Reservoir
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1966 · Frannie
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1966 · Cowley
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1966 · Jack Horner Reservoir
USGS Topo · 1:24,000