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1953 Map of Montour

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Montour
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The Payette River serves as the industrial and logistical spine of this Idaho landscape, dominated by the engineering of the Black Canyon Dam and its resulting Black Canyon Reservoir. In the valley to the west, the city of Emmett is shown as a developed hub of the era, supported by the Union Pacific railroad and the Pacific Highway. The presence of the High Sch and Lincoln School reflects a growing agricultural and transit center during the early 1950s.

Mining history is concentrated in the southern hills near Pearl, where numerous claims including the Gem State Mine, Lincoln Mine, and Middleman Mine are recorded. This topographic record documents the transition from these upland extraction sites to the irrigated valleys. To the north, the settlement of Sweet and the Sweet Cemetery mark the agricultural reaches of Sweet Valley, while prominent landmarks like Squaw Butte and Crown Pt define the surrounding high country.