1956 Map of Lund

About this map

Humboldt National Forest dominates this mid-century survey of eastern Nevada and western Utah, where isolated agricultural settlements like Lund and Preston anchor the valleys between towering ranges. The map details a high-desert landscape defined by the White River and numerous springs that sustained the region’s early ranching and mining economy. To the south, the industrial presence of the Bristol Silver Mines and The Chief Mine near Pioche contrasts with the remote agricultural outposts of Sunnyside and Garrison. This era captures a transition in desert transport as the Grand Army of the Republic Highway traverses the terrain alongside older infrastructure like the Highline Road. From the Duckwater Indian Reservation in the west to the Snake Creek Cave near the Utah border, the map reveals a complex network of reservoirs, wells, and family-named ranches like Gardner Ranch and Sunnyside Whipple Ranch that mark the human imprint on this vast basin and range province.