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1951 Map of Shoshoni

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Shoshoni
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

The town of Shoshoni serves as a critical railway and road junction in this 1951 study of the Wyoming landscape. Located at the meeting point of the Chicago and North Western railroad lines, the settlement is positioned just north of the meandering Poison Creek. The map documents a transition in land use, from the structured grid of the town site to the more isolated agricultural markers of the surrounding basin, such as the Carver Homestead (Aband) located south along Muskrat Creek.

Infrastructure in the early 1950s is defined by a network of utility corridors, including a prominent Telephone Line and Pipe Line that traverse the terrain. Water sources are meticulously noted, ranging from a Well near the homestead to a Windmill further east, reflecting the necessities of ranching and settlement in the arid plains drained by Dry Cheyenne Creek. This map captures Shoshoni as a vital hub for the Missouri River Basin development project.