1950 Map of Cedar City

About this map

Cedar City serves as the industrial and academic anchor of this mid-century landscape, home to the College of Southern Utah and the Cedar City Municipal Airport. The map captures a period of significant extraction, with the Union Pacific railroad lines connecting the city to a network of active resource sites, including the Iron Springs Mine and West Pioche Mine to the northwest. To the south and east, the terrain shifts into the high plateaus of the Zion National Park (Kolob Section) and Kanarra Mountain. The water patterns of the valley are defined by Quichapa Lake and the various irrigation efforts like the Union Field Ditch. Settlements like Hamiltons Fort and Kanarraville are clearly marked along the highway corridor, while smaller industrial footprints like the Tucker Coal Mine are found tucked into the eastern canyons.