1954 Map of Strawberry Hill

About this map

Goldie Divide dominates the central terrain of this Wyoming landscape, serving as a prominent topographic spine in the northeast corner of the state. Surveyed in the mid-1950s, the map reveals a sparsely populated ranching or homesteading district where life revolved around isolated rural institutions. The distribution of educational sites is particularly telling, with the Goldie Sch and Elkhorn Sch serving their respective creek valleys, while a third School (Aband) points to shifting settlement patterns in the early 20th century. Water is the primary driver of geography here, with the Little Missouri River cutting through the northwestern section, while Elkhorn Creek and Goldie Creek define the lower drainage basins. This preliminary edition, produced in cooperation with the United States Atomic Energy Commission, captures the area just as interest in regional geology was intensifying.