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1932 Map of Savery

Name: 1932 Topographic Map of Savery
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Savery and the winding Little Snake River anchor this 1930s survey of the high-altitude borderlands between Wyoming and Colorado. The landscape is defined by the Continental Divide, which separates the drainages of Sage Creek and Beaver Creek as it winds through the northern portion of the quadrangle. Significant early 20th-century infrastructure for livestock and land management is evident through the designated Stock Driveway and a network of remote administrative outposts, including the Jack Creek Ranger Sta and Sandstone Ranger Sta within the Medicine Bow Mountains.

Settlement patterns follow the creek bottoms, where small community hubs like Tullis and Slater provided essential services for ranching families. This era of rural education is preserved through the locations of scattered one-room schoolhouses such as Ketchum Spr Sch, Browns Hill Sch, and Dutch Joe Sch. High peaks such as Bridger Peak and Singer Peak tower over the Green Ridge, while the eastern portion of the map highlights the timbered slopes around Battle Lake.