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1934 Map of American Falls

Name: 1934 Topographic Map of American Falls
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

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The American Falls Dam anchors this mid-century landscape, holding back the waters of the American Falls Reservoir along the Snake River. This 1930s survey, updated in the 1950s, reveals a high-desert environment transformed by complex irrigation systems, including the High Line Canal and Low Line Canal, which supported the Agricultural Experiment Sta near Aberdeen. The industrial and transport importance of the region is evident through the path of the Union Pacific railroad and the various transmission lines cutting through the terrain.

Local history is preserved in the location of rural schoolhouses such as Ringe Sch and Fairview Sch, and the presence of established family holdings like Kerr Ranch and Bar D Ranch. Historically significant routes are noted here as well, particularly the Old Oregon Trail, which follows the southern banks of the river system, connecting old settlements like Borah and Igo to the larger hub of American Falls.