1903 Map of Saypo

About this map

Lewis and Clark Forest Reserve and the Teton Forest Reserve dominate this early 1900s landscape, where the high peaks of the Continental Divide meet the ranching country of the eastern plains. The map reveals a transition from the vertical world of Teton Pk. and Rocky Mt. to the irrigated drainages of the Teton River and Sun River. Settlers had established a significant network of homesteads by this date, including Jeffersons Ranch and Osgoods Ranch, many situated along Willow Creek and Deep Creek. Early industrial footprints are visible at McGunks Sawmill and a Coal Mine located near Alkali Flat. These features, alongside scattered points like Tie Camp and Luke the bye, illustrate the early extraction and livestock economy in Teton and Lewis and Clark counties before widespread modernization.