1959 Map of Stinking Water Creek

About this map

Sun Ranch and other remote outposts anchor this mid-century survey of the high plains and drainage systems north of the Rattlesnake Range. The landscape is defined by the complex network of seasonal watercourses and draws that feed into Stinking Water Creek and the Middle Fork Casper Creek. Evidence of early energy exploration is scattered across the terrain, with several Oil Wells and the Oil City Ranch suggesting a shift from traditional cattle ranching toward industrial resource extraction in the late 1950s.