1953 Map of Schneider Ridge

About this map

Freezout Mountains and the prominent Horseshoe Ridge define the high country of Carbon County in the early 1950s. This survey, part of the Missouri River Basin development program, documents a landscape dominated by livestock ranching and water management. A series of family-named holdings, including the Pallesen Ranch, Atkinson Ranch, and Annala Ranch, are scattered across the terrain, often positioned near vital water sources like Austin Creek and Caton Creek. A lone Schoolhouse stands as a testament to the rural community's infrastructure in this period.