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1951 Map of Menan Buttes

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Menan Buttes
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

The Menan Buttes rise as prominent volcanic landmarks above the alluvial plains where the Henrys Fork Snake River and South Fork Teton River converge. This 1951 survey reveals a complex hydrological landscape defined by an extensive network of irrigation works, including the St Anthony Canal, Rexburg Canal, and Market Lake Canal. These man-made channels support the agricultural Bench lands that contrast with the braided river channels and sloughs, such as Cartier Slough and Bannock Jim Slough.

Evidence of early frontier transit and community life is visible near the riverbanks, where the Historic Monument Site of First Ferry and the North Fork Bridge cross the water. Genealogists and local historians can locate the Beaver Dick Cemetery nestled near the river's edge and the Independence Sch (Abandoned) further south, which mark the earlier patterns of settlement before the expansion of the Union Pacific railroad line through the territory.