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1952 Map of Rongis Reservoir

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Rongis Reservoir
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Signor Ridge dominates the landscape of this portion of Fremont County, where early 1950s ranching and industrial exploration intersect. Isolated homesteads like Grives Ranch and Myers Ranch are connected by a network of drainage features and unimproved roads, including Logan Gulch and Signor Draw. The map documents early energy activity with Logan Gulch Oil Well No 1 (Aband) and its counterpart, Logan Gulch Oil Well No 2 (Aband), reflecting the push for resource development in the Missouri River Basin during this era.

Water management is central to life in this arid basin, as seen in the distribution of small reservoirs such as Rongis Reservoir and Signor Reservoir. Notable landmarks like Chimney Rock and Peralta Spring provide essential navigational points for those tracing historical land use. A single Telephone Line cutting across the terrain serves as a reminder of the era's infrastructure reaching into more isolated regions of the Wyoming interior.