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1956 Map of Mountain Home North

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Mountain Home North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Mountain Home serves as the focal point of this Elmore County survey, appearing at a transitional moment of growth between the original 1956 fieldwork and 1978 photo revisions. The southern portion of the map is densely packed with civic infrastructure, including the Court House, City Hall, and the Po. Notable local landmarks of the era include the Elmore Memorial Hospital and a Drive-in Theater situated near the urban edge.

Logistics and transport define the landscape, from the Union Pacific Railroad tracks to the historic path of the Old Oregon Trail. To the north, the terrain rises toward Lockman Butte and VABM Ridge 3789, while the Mountain Home Reservoir and Canyon Creek manage the region's water. Purple revisions highlight the expanding urban footprint and new residential developments like the numerous Trailer Parks appearing on the outskirts.