1955 Map of Mantua

About this map

Mantua sits at the northern edge of this mid-1950s survey, surrounded by the high peaks of the Wellsville Mts and the Cache National Forest. The map documents a landscape where small-scale settlement meets organized recreation and resource extraction, evidenced by the presence of the Bee Mia Girls Home, Camp Utaba, and Camp Lomond. Significant mining activity is recorded throughout the canyons, with the Holton Mine, American Mine, and Alvarado Mine scattered across the steep terrain. Water management is a defining characteristic of the area, seen in the network of creeks like Box Elder Creek and Elder Creek that feed into local irrigation and storage points such as the Perry Reservoir. The transition from Box Elder County into Cache and Weber counties is clearly marked across these ridges, tracing the high divides that separate the Devils Gate Valley from the surrounding canyons.