1952 Map of Squaw Butte NE

About this map

Poison Creek winds through the heart of this Fremont County landscape, defining the drainage patterns of an area mapped during the early 1950s as part of the Department of the Interior program for the development of the Missouri River Basin. The terrain is a complex network of ephemeral waterways and high points, including the prominent VABM 5738 Fence and VABM 5544 Walk benchmarks. A central landmark for local water management is the Dinty Moore Reservoir, which sits at the intersection of several topographic features. Deep incisions in the earth are named for earlier inhabitants or geological characteristics, such as Wickersham Draw, Gates Draw, and Coal Draw. These labels suggest a history of ranching and resource exploration in this section of Wyoming, where the unimproved dirt roads and trails provided the primary means of traversal through Felix Gulch and across the wide plains of Linn Draw.