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1951 Map of Morton

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Morton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

The Riverton Reclamation Project defines the mid-century landscape of this Fremont County region, where an extensive network of irrigation infrastructure transformed the arid Mexican Flat. A complex system of the Wyoming Canal, various Ditch segments, and the Pilot Wasteway supports agricultural development alongside the Pilot Butte Reservoir. This industrial effort is anchored by the Pilot Butte Power Plant, generating energy from the diverted waters.

South of the Wind River, the terrain transitions into the Wind River Indian Reservation, characterized by the prominent Bighorn Ridge and Bighorn Butte. Local resource extraction is evident through the Mead Coal Mine and Kinnear Coal Mine, while the small settlement of Morton and the Chavez Cem provide touchpoints for genealogists researching early twentieth-century residents and laborers in the reclamation district.