1951 Map of Pine Mountain SW

About this map

Dodds Ranch and West Poison Spider Camp anchor this landscape in central Wyoming, reflecting the region's ranching and early petroleum history during the mid-20th century. The drainage patterns of Poison Spider Creek and its tributaries, including Soap Creek and Austin Creek, dominate the topography. Local transport and infrastructure are marked by the Poison Spider Road, alongside a network of telephone lines and pipelines that signify the area's development. An isolated Oil Well and the prominent Burnt Wagon Draw in the south point to the industrial and historical transit roots of this Natrona County terrain. The survey captures a moment when traditional land use met the expanding energy needs of the Missouri River Basin development program.