1966 Map of Junction

About this map

Junction and Kingston serve as the primary hubs in this mid-1960s survey of the Circle Valley region. The landscape is defined by the critical management of water for agriculture, illustrated by the West Canal, Circleville Canal, and the expansive Piute Reservoir with its recorded spillway elevation of 5971 feet. Local civic life is anchored by the Piute High Sch and the Junction Municipal Airport, while the proximity of the Dixie National Forest and Table Mountain to the southeast marks the transition from valley floor to high-country terrain. Small-scale resource extraction is evident through various prospects and a borrow pit near the Sevier River. The map meticulously records the infrastructure of the era, from the radio tower west of town to the various gaging stations that monitored the vital flow of Rocky Ford Creek and the Sevier River.