1971 Map of Medicine Bow

About this map

Medicine Bow anchors this Carbon County landscape, situated at the junction of the Union Pacific railroad and the Medicine Bow River. The town is depicted with its core infrastructure, including an Airport, Athletic Field, and nearby Cem alongside the Vandiver ditch system. The topography is defined by prominent east-west uplift features such as Slate Ridge and Fossil Ridge, which hem in the meandering river valleys. Outside the main settlement, the map traces a rural economy of isolated outposts like Two Bit Ranch and the evocative Robbers Roost Ranch near Rock Creek. An Old Railroad Grade and an Aqueduct crossing the prairie suggest evolving patterns of transport and water management in this high-plains environment, while East Allen Lake and several scattered Oil Wells highlight the region's natural resources.