1885 Map of La Sal

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Moab and the short-lived settlement of Plainfield occupy the central corridor of this late nineteenth-century reconnaissance, where the Grand River carves through the red rock landscape of southeastern Utah. This survey, based on work by the Hayden and Powell expeditions, captures the region before the modern designation of its national parks, focusing instead on the vital river systems and the soaring peaks of the La Sal Mountains. To the north, the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad skirts the edge of the Dome Plateau, providing the primary industrial link for this territory.