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1949 Map of Sundquist Ranch

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Sundquist Ranch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Sundquist Ranch serves as the namesake hub of this mid-century livestock and energy landscape in Wyoming's Converse County. Surveyed just after the war for the Missouri River Basin development program, the map documents a transition from traditional ranching to industrial infrastructure. Water management is central to the terrain, with numerous dams and tanks scattered across the drainages of Lightning Creek and Fetterman Creek.

A notable industrial addition to the plains is the Oil Pipe Line traversing the southern sections, marking the region's role in the post-war energy boom. While ranch life is anchored by landmarks like the Corral and various windmills, the introduction of the Highland Loop Road shows the developing transportation network connecting these isolated operations. High points such as Tick VABM 5622 provide orientation across the rolling topography of the basin.