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1967 Map of Ralston

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Ralston
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

The irrigated agricultural landscape of Powell Flats and Ralston Flats dominates this mid-century survey of the Big Horn Basin. Bordered by the Shoshone River to the south, the region is defined by a rigid grid of numbered roads and lanes, such as Fourteen Road and Lane Ten, which facilitate the movement of water and crops. The Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad line cuts diagonally across this grid, serving the settlements of Ralston and O'Donnell.

South of the river, the terrain shifts abruptly from the flat, canal-fed farmlands of the Willwood Canal to the dissected badlands around Roan. Here, the infrastructure of the valley gives way to the Deer Creek Trail and various unnamed tracks winding through Willwood Draw and Peerless Draw. Local landmarks like the Drive-in Theater and the Radio Tower (KPOW) reflect the mid-century development near the outskirts of Powell.