Wyoming Almanac and History

Here are the questions to answer for the brief exercise (shouldn't require more than a paragraph or two):



1. Go to the Sanborn digital map of the city you select from the list below

2. Determine whether or not the street pattern follows the railroad right-of-way in direction/angle

3. Locate the railroad depot (or other rail facilities such as roundhouse, shops)

4. Describe the structure from the information provided on the map

5. Judging from the map alone, why might one conclude the town was started as a "railroad town" or not?

Here are the choices of towns: 



Cheyenne                     Newcastle (1896)          

Cody (1907)     

Laramie                Moorcroft (1927)          

Powell (1914)

Rawlins                         Gillette             

Greybull (1918)            Rock Springs           

Sheridan                       Worland (1912)

Green River                   Lusk                          

Thermopolis (1907)      Evanston           

Douglas (1894)             Shoshoni (1918)

Kemmerer (1907)         Glenrock                        

Lander (1907, 1912)     Saratoga (1912)            

Casper (1894)               orrington (1918)

Manville (1919)           

 

You can find the Sanborn digital maps by going to the UW library's resource page, click on databases, go to "S" and then scroll down to "Sanborn Insurance maps" and click. From dthere, follow the instructions. (Please note that you must use a UW library computer for open access to the Sanborn site).

Here are some addiitonal links for your general interest:

Workings of a steam locomotive:

https://straction.wordpress.com/how-the-steam-engine-of-the-locomotive-works/