1949 Map of Lower Valley

About this map

Enoch Valley and the neighboring Woolley Valley define the settlement pattern of this Idaho landscape at the end of the 1940s. The map illustrates a high-altitude agricultural economy through several named family properties, including Stocking Ranch, Fox Ranch, and W Steadman Ranch. These holdings are positioned near the serpentine course of the Blackfoot River and its various tributaries like Slug Creek and Angus Creek. The northeastern portion of the sheet is dominated by the Caribou National Forest, where the topography rises sharply along Rasmussen Ridge. Traces of early industrial activity appear as scattered Prospects and a Gravel Pit, while a system of canals and a Ditch network suggest a reliance on managed water for ranching. This document captures the remote character of Caribou County before modern developments, showing the essential Trail and road links like Valley Road that connected these isolated homesteads.