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1953 Map of South Pass City

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of South Pass City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

South Pass City is centered within this 1953 survey, illustrating the landscape of a former gold rush hub in the Wyoming high desert. The map captures the industrial density of the era, with mining operations like the Carissa Mine, Franklin Mine, and Shields Mine dotting the hillsides along Willow Creek. These labels, combined with a Historical Marker and several Landing Strips, suggest a community transitioning from its nineteenth-century mining roots toward a mid-century period of preservation and specialized land use.

Southward, the terrain shifts toward the Sweetwater River, where the Erramouspe Place and the Blair Ditch represent the agricultural and water management efforts necessary in this arid environment. The presence of the South Pass Road and various unnamed trails highlights the historical importance of this corridor as a primary passage through the Rockies, while a small Cem remains as a quiet genealogical marker of the early settlement era.