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1951 Map of Y U Bench NE

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Y U Bench NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The Greybull River valley serves as the lifeblood of this arid Wyoming landscape, where an intricate network of irrigation channels supported early 20th-century ranching and settlement. The map documents the vital infrastructure of the Burlington Ditch, Farmers Canal, and Meeteetse Ditch, which redirected water to the surrounding high flats. This reliance on water management is evident in the placement of the Thayer Ranch and the community center at Fenton, noted here as a historical landmark.

Social and agricultural history is captured in the presence of the Fenton School, indicating a period of rural population decline or consolidation. The terrain is defined by the broad, flat expanses of Y U Bench and Emblem Bench, rising above the river bottom. Landmarks such as Bridger Butte and the Grabbert Corral provide navigational anchors for researchers tracing old property lines and livestock routes between the Park and Big Horn County line.