Colton's Dakota
Item Metadata
Title
Colton's Dakota
Date Created
1868
Description
Colton's 1868 map depicts the Union Pacific Railroad construction as reaching the Rawlins area. What later became Wyoming is part of the Dakota territory, just prior to being granted its own territorial status. Freemont's Peak is incorrectly identified as "the loftiest known summit in this chain." Placing Idaho's Fort Hall on the Medicine Bow River is also in error.
Type
Image
Creator
Colton
Language
ENG
Is Part Of
Jack Rosenthal Map Collection, NCA 01.v.2008.02 WyCaC US. Casper College Archives and Special Collections (Western History Center)
Format
JPEG
Collection
Citation
Colton, “Colton's Dakota,” Goodstein Foundation Library Western History Center Digital Collections, accessed April 19, 2025, https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/items/show/209.