1955 Map of Hailey

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Mountain Home Air Force Base and its adjacent Gunnery Range anchor the southwestern corner of this mid-century landscape, illustrating the Cold War expansion of military infrastructure across the High Desert. Moving north, the terrain transitions into the Sawtooth Mountains and Pioneer Mountains, where a mining legacy is still evident through sites like the Triumph Mine and Silver Star Queens Mine. The map shows a network of reservoirs—including Arrowrock Reservoir and Magic Reservoir—critical for the agricultural development of the Camas Prairie. The Wood River Valley is well-defined, showing early resort life in Sun Valley alongside the established towns of Hailey and Bellevue. Transportation is dominated by the Union Pacific railroad lines, which served remote outposts like Tikura Station and Pagari Station before the full decline of rail-dependent commerce in the region.