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1968 Map of Midwest

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Midwest
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

The energy-driven landscape of central Wyoming is defined here by the Shannon Pool Oil Field and the surrounding industrial infrastructure. Centered on the company towns of Midwest and Edgerton, the area is a dense network of extraction and processing, featuring a large Gas Plant and associated Gas Plant Camp. While the industrial footprint is heavy, the map also captures the community life of the workers, including a Golf Course, Athletic Field, and Rodeo Ground near the residential sectors.

Drainages like Salt Creek and Bothwell Draw cut through the high plains, while human-made features such as an Old Railroad Grade and several pipelines reflect the logistical demands of the region. Local history and genealogy are preserved through the identification of the Midwest Cem and a second Cemetery near Edgerton, alongside numerous claypits and drill holes that mark the physical legacy of the 20th-century oil boom.