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1950 Map of Pavillion

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Pavillion
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1952
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1952

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The Wind River Indian Reservation dominates the southern half of this landscape, where the Bureau of Reclamation's Riverton Reclamation Project reshaped the high plains of Fremont County. The complex network of the Wyoming Canal, Pilot Canal, and numerous lateral ditches like the Sand Butte Ditch illustrates the era's massive investment in turning the arid Kinnear Valley into productive farmland.

Local history is anchored by the Grave of M B Kinnear, a site marking the legacy of the pioneer for whom the valley and the settlement of Kinnear were named. Community life in the mid-20th century is centered around the Morton School, St Edwards Church, and Sunnyside Church, while the village of Pavillion serves as the northern hub. To the east, the shoreline of Ocean Lake meets the irrigation drains, marking a significant hydrological transformation of the natural basin near Big Ridge.