1969 Map of Huntington

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Huntington serves as the central hub of this late-1960s Emery County landscape, where the town's grid is established west of Huntington Lake (STATE BEACH). The irrigation and water management infrastructure essential to this region is clearly visible, with the Cleveland Canal, North Ditch, and an Aqueduct moving water through the high desert. To the south, the settlement of Lawrence sits along Huntington Creek, surrounded by numerous washes like McElprang Wash and Guymon Wash that carve through the distinctive plateau features of Buffalo Bench and Fivemile Level Bench. Local social landmarks of the era are well-documented, including a Drive-in Theater south of town and the Jr HS, while the nearby Huntington Airport and various gravel and borrow pits suggest the mid-century industrial and transport activity of the valley.