1958 Map of Cedar City

About this map

Cedar City and St George serve as the primary anchors of this southwestern Utah landscape, which is defined by dramatic vertical transitions across the Hurricane Cliffs and the rising Markagunt Plateau. The region’s 1950s economic life is evident in the industrial footprints of Iron Mountain and Iron Springs, where rail spurs of the Union Pacific connect mining operations to the broader Western network. This survey captures a moment when early recreation and preservation were firmly established at Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon National Park, while smaller settlements like Beryl and Newcastle maintained agricultural footholds in the arid Escalante Desert.