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1956 Map of Mountain Home South, 1957 Print
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1956 Map of Mountain Home South

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

Mountain Home serves as the focal point for this mid-century look at the Idaho high desert, where water management and historic transportation corridors define the landscape. The infrastructure of the Union Pacific railroad and the Old Oregon Trail (Oregon Short Line) Highway cut a straight diagonal across the terrain, illustrating the importance of this passage for regional connectivity. Beneath the modern roadway, a network of older routes including the Old Lamberton Trail, the Freight Trail, and the Old Mountain City-Mountain Home Trail suggests a deeper history of local movement and commerce. The arid environment is shaped by human intervention, visible in the East Side Canal and various irrigation ditches that feed into Clover Hollow and across Slade Flat. Significant local markers like the Vabm 3143 Cistern and a Gravel Pit indicate the utilitarian nature of the outskirts during this period.

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Map Details

Date Portrayed1956
Date Published1957
PublisherU.S. Geological Survey
Map TypeTopographic
Scale1:24000
Physical Dimensions21.9 x 26.8 inches

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SourceU.S. Geological Survey
CopyrightPublic Domain