GLO 1874 Survey
GLO 1874 Survey
The Beaver Creek Marsh and surrounding lands (Township 12S, Range 11W) were surveyed by the U.S. government General Land Office in 1874-1877 and again in 1882. The survey in 1874 produced a map with limited detail of the area, declaring part of the marsh and lands east of it to be ‘Rough and mountainous. Unfit for settlement and therefore unsurveyed.’ The survey of 1882 produced a map showing greater detail of the marsh, trails for travel through the Beaver Creek area, and houses present in the area that was previously unsurveyed.
GLO 1882 Survey
GLO 1882 Survey
Comparison of maps for the bed of Beaver Creek between the 1882 survey and modern Lincoln County Assessors Maps shows fairly close correspondence, except in the Township 12S, Range 11W, Section 19 maps. There the creek bed in 1882 is shown where Beaver Creek Road is now. Is this an actual difference in the creek bed or is it a result of inaccurate surveying? We cannot resolve that question now. However it is clear that a large marsh was present in this area in 1882.
Assessors Map
Assessors Map
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