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1952 Map of Magna

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Magna
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Industrial and suburban expansion defines the landscape between the Oquirrh Mountains and the Great Salt Lake shoreline. The town of Magna serves as a central hub, flanked by significant educational infrastructure including Cyprus High Sch and Webster Sch. To the north, a massive Tailings Pond and the Duck and Fish Club mark the edge of the wetlands, while the industrial character of the region is anchored by the Powder Plant near Bacchus.

Transport and water management systems dominate the terrain, from the Denver and Rio Grande Western tracks to the irrigation networks of the North Jordan Canal and Utah and Salt Lake Canal. In the foothills, deep drainages like Coon Canyon and Harkers Canyon lead into the mining districts, while the 1969 photorevisions in purple document the rapid residential growth appearing in Hunter and Kearns during the post-war era.