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1953 Map of Radium Springs

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Radium Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

The Oregon Trail winds across this Fremont County landscape, marking a historic corridor of western migration through terrain defined by the Sweetwater River and the Antelope Hills. Gold mining history is deeply etched into the land south of Strawberry Creek, where the Lewiston (Site) and scattered operations like the Bullion Mine, Burr Mine, and Hidden Hand Mine suggest the region's mid-20th-century industrial footprint.

Evidence of early settlement and travel is sparse but significant, featuring the Mormon Cemetery (Historical) and the Rate Homestead in the north. The presence of the Harris Ditch and Wilson Bar along the river highlights the importance of water management and alluvial geography in this high-plains environment. Geologists and local historians will find interest in the precise placement of landmarks like Radium Springs and the Gillespie Place, recorded just as the post-war era of the Missouri River Basin development was beginning.