1951 Map of Menan Buttes

About this map

The Menan Buttes rise sharply from the river plain in this survey of the Jefferson and Madison county border, marking a landscape defined by an intricate network of irrigation and river travel. The Snake River and its tributary Henrys Fork dominate the eastern half of the map, creating a complex series of islands and sloughs such as Big Island and Millward Slough. Local agriculture is supported by an extensive canal system including the Egin Bench Canal and the St Anthony Canal. Historic river crossings are noted at the Historic Monument Site of First Ferry near the North Fork Bridge. For genealogists, the Beaver Dick Cemetery and the site of the Independence Sch (Abandoned) provide specific points of interest along the river bends.