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1948 Map of Sherman Mountains

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Sherman Mountains
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The Medicine Bow National Forest dominates this Wyoming landscape, where the granite outcrops of the Sherman Mountains define the high country between Laramie and Cheyenne. Ranching history is deeply etched into the terrain through family-named holdings like the K P Ranch, Borgemans Ranch, and Mellody Ranch. The mapping captures a crucial corridor of American transit, showing the Union Pacific railroad and the Lincoln Highway threading through the mountains.

Strategic military and scientific interests are evident at the Fort Francis E. Warren Target and Maneuver Reservation and the Agricultural Experiment Station near Vedauwoo Glen. Notable landmarks include the Ames Monument and the engineering of the Hermosa Tunnel, while the settlement of Tie Siding and the remote Monte Cristo Mine speak to the region's industrial and social past. This period reflects the era before modern interstate development, when local travel relied on the Union Pacific Highway and mountain trails.