1971 Map of Pleasantdale

About this map

Pleasantdale serves as the focal point of this high-plains landscape in Campbell County, recorded just as modern infrastructure began to cross the drainage basins of the Powder River Country. The map reveals a sparsely settled ranching district centered on a Community Bldg and the Bundy Sch. Water, always the defining resource of the Wyoming basin, is managed through small-scale interventions like Vern Dam and the strategically located Butte Res along Dead Horse Creek. The terrain is characterized by broad prongs and draws, notably Caballo Creek and Hoe Creek, which dictate the winding paths of rural thoroughfares such as Clarkelen Road and Napier Road. Prominent landmarks like 21 Mile Butte and Hoe Spring provided essential navigational and survival points for early homesteaders and travelers navigating the breaks between the North and South Prongs of the local creek systems.