1986 Map of Bellevue

About this map

Bellevue and the nearby settlement of Broadford anchor this mid-1980s landscape along the Big Wood River valley. The map documents a territory defined by its mineral history and complex topography, where numerous gulches like Minnie Moore Gulch, Croesus Gulch, and Star Gulch indicate the area's historical mining activity. Many individual prospects and mine shafts are noted across the slopes of Rocky Butte and Gilman Butte, offering a detailed view of the terrain before late-twentieth-century development intensified. To the south, the landscape opens into Poverty Flat and Sky Ranch Flat, showing the transition from mountain mining claims to the more open ranching and agricultural land near the Poverty Flat Reservoir. Landmarks such as the Friedman Memorial and the Sewage Disposal Plant illustrate the infrastructure supporting the Wood River Valley during this era.