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1951 Map of Jordan Narrows

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Jordan Narrows
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

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Traverse Mountains dominate this 1951 survey, creating a natural bottleneck that has historically dictated the movement of water, rails, and people between two major Utah valleys. The Jordan Narrows serves as the focal point for an extensive hydraulic network, where the Jordan River flows alongside a complex system of irrigation works including the Utah Lake Distributing Canal, Provo Reservoir Canal, and the Salt Lake City Canal.

Evidence of heavy industrial and institutional use is prominent, from the sprawling Utah State Prison in the north to the extensive Camp Williams Military Reservation and its associated Landing Strip to the south. Small settlements and sidings like Bluffdale, Nash, and Clinton sit along the corridors of the Denver and Rio Grande Western and Union Pacific railroads, while numerous Gravel Pits at Point of the Mountain indicate the region's active quarrying history.