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1953 Map of Sand Draw

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Sand Draw
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

Big Sand Draw Oil and Gas Field dominates this 1953 industrial landscape in Fremont County, Wyoming, revealing the intensive resource extraction shaping the region. The map details the infrastructure of the era, including an Airfield, clusters of Oil Tanks, and various pipe and telephone lines that supported the booming energy sector. The settlement of Sand Draw appears as a hub of activity, surrounded by petroleum units like the North Sand Draw Unit and the Alkali Butte Unit.

Beyond oil and gas, the transition of local industry is marked by the Sand Draw Coal Mine (Inactive). The terrain is defined by dry watercourses such as Big Sand Draw and Little Sand Draw, which carve through prominent landforms like Oil Mountain and Mc Turk Ridge. This survey documents a critical moment in Wyoming's mid-century development, where traditional mining was yielding to the large-scale expansion of petroleum fields.