Midwest

Built around the Salt Creek oil field, Midwest developed into a Wyoming company town shaped by the early petroleum industry. The settlement lies in the Powder River Basin, a broad high-plains region whose energy resources have long influenced the state’s economy. Salt Creek was among Wyoming’s earliest major producing oil fields, and Midwest’s surviving company-era buildings recall that industrial beginning. Nearby Teapot Dome, a distinctive rock formation and former naval petroleum reserve, gave its name to the 1920s federal leasing scandal. Continue with other webcams from central Wyoming to see how this part of the Powder River Basin connects regionally.

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