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1962 Map of Sheridan

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Sheridan
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

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The Big Horn Mountains dominate this early 1960s landscape, rising sharply between the Bighorn Basin to the west and the rolling plains around Sheridan to the east. This era shows a region balanced between its agricultural roots and an emerging energy sector, with Coal mines and the Kleenburn Coal Tipple signifying the area's industrial history. Further south, the Big Horn Sulphur Plant near Worland marks the expansion of mineral extraction in the basin.

Local history and community infrastructure are well-documented, from the Fort McKenzie Veteran Hospital to the Wyoming Soldiers and Sailors Home near Buffalo. Transportation follows the Chicago Burlington and Quincy RR and the Us 87 corridor, connecting small settlements and sidings like Ulm and Verona Siding. Cultural landmarks such as the Medicine Wheel and the Massacre Hill Monument provide geographic context for the region's long-standing heritage.