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1924 Map of Ammon

Name: 1924 Topographic Map of Ammon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

The Union Pacific railroad corridor serves as a primary transit artery in this 1920s-era landscape, where the settlement of Ammon sits at the intersection of irrigation development and rail transport. The agricultural character of the region is defined by the Hillside Canal and Highline Canal, which trace the base of the Sand Hills to support local farming. Rural education is well-represented across the quadrangle, with the Dewey School, Pleasant View School, Henry Creek School, and Rock Creek School serving scattered homesteads.

Moving east from the valley, the terrain rises into the Blackfoot Mountains, anchored by the high point of Mt Taylor (Blackfoot Pk). Smaller settlements like Ozone and Bone mark the transition into more broken country drained by Willow Creek and Wolverine Creek. A Fish Hatchery along Willow Creek highlights the early 20th-century management of local water resources in a landscape defined by the Boise Base Line and the county boundary between Bonneville and Bingham.