1951 Map of Moody

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The agricultural landscape of Madison County unfolds across this 1951 survey, centered on the irrigation networks and rail lines that sustained the Snake River Plain. In the northwest corner, Sugar City serves as a primary hub, adjacent to the Sugar City Cemetery. The terrain transitions from the river bottomlands of the Teton River into the rising eastern highlands, punctuated by prominent landmarks such as Sommers Butte and Webster Butte. The Union Pacific railroad cuts a diagonal path through the territory, passing the small settlement at Parkinson and the distinctive Woods Crossing over Moody Creek. Local educational and civic life is anchored by the Moody Sch, while a complex system of waterways, including the Enterprise Canal, illustrates the intensive water management required for farming this Idaho volcanic soil during the mid-twentieth century.