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1955 Map of Driggs

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Driggs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

The high peaks of Grand Teton National Park dominate the eastern landscape of this mid-century survey, while the western agricultural valleys are defined by the winding paths of the Snake River and Henry Fork. This era shows the developed water infrastructure of the Teton Basin, including the Jackson Lake Dam and the recently formed Palisades Reservoir on the border between Idaho and Wyoming. The map details a network of early mountain roads and the Union Pacific Railroad lines that served the established farming communities of Rexburg, St Anthony, and Driggs.

Settlement patterns follow the irrigation canals such as the Burgess Canal and Salem Canal, which transformed the arid landscape near the Sand Dunes. Beyond the valley floors, the map delineates several protected wilderness areas, including the National Elk Refuge and vast reaches of the Targhee National Forest and Caribou National Forest. Researchers will find a wealth of named summits like Caribou Mountain and Palisades Peak, alongside smaller, now-vanished rail stops and rural communities like Clementsville and Judkins.