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1952 Map of Magna

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Magna
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Industrial expansion and residential growth define the eastern slopes of the Oquirrh Mountains in the early 1950s. The massive Magna Mill and its associated Tailings Pond dominate the northern landscape, while the town of Magna shows a concentrated grid of neighborhood development centered on Cyprus High School and Community Park. To the south, the settlement of Bacchus sits near the mouth of Coon Canyon, marked by a Powder Plant and the specialized Bingham and Garfield Railroad infrastructure.

The eastern portion of the map reveals a transition toward the Salt Lake Valley floor, where the irrigation network of the Utah and Salt Lake Canal supports the outlying communities of Hunter and Kearns. The proximity of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad and the presence of both established and defunct education sites, such as the Whittier Sch (Aban'd), highlight the shifting demographics of Salt Lake County as post-war suburbanization reached these former agricultural and mining foothills.