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1967 Map of Worland

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Worland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Worland serves as the focal point of this Big Horn Basin landscape, situated where the Burlington Northern railroad corridor meets the winding path of the Bighorn River. The 1967 survey, updated with 1970s revisions, reveals a thriving county seat defined by its civic and educational infrastructure, from the central Courthouse to the distribution of neighborhood schools like North Side Sch and St Mary Magdalen Sch.

Industry and local recreation appear in the periphery, including the Drive-in Theater and the irrigation network of canals and ditches that supported the valley's agriculture. Geologists and local historians can trace the transition from the river bottom to the high bluffs, punctuated by landmarks such as the Riverview Mem Gardens (Cem) and the Armory. The map also captures the energy economy of the era through scattered Oil Wells and a network of pipelines traversing the arid draws east of the river.