1951 Map of Menan Buttes

About this map

Menan Buttes dominate the volcanic landscape where the Henrys Fork Snake River and South Fork Teton River converge. This 1951 survey, with 1979 photorevisions, illustrates a complex hydraulic environment defined by intricate waterways like Texas Slough and Cartier Slough. The rural infrastructure is highlighted by the Union Pacific railroad and a network of irrigation systems including the St Anthony Canal and Egin Bench Canal. Local history is marked by the Beaver Dick Cemetery and the Historic Monument Site of First Ferry near the North Fork Bridge Gaging Sta, providing a record of early transportation and settlement. The landscape transitions from the jagged contours of the buttes to the fertile river islands, such as Big Island and Little Island, which are shaped by the shifting river channels.