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1955 Map of North Ogden

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of North Ogden
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

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Ben Lomond towers over the growing communities of the Wasatch Front in the mid-1950s, anchoring a landscape where agricultural heritage meets post-war suburban expansion. The State Agric College Experimental Sta and various irrigation works like the Western Canal and Union Canal reflect the area's intensive land use, while industrial development is visible at the Brick Factory and local Gravel Pit.

Transportation corridors define the valley floor, with the Union Pacific and Utah Idaho Central railroads running parallel to major thoroughfares like Ogden-Brigham. The map captures essential civic and educational infrastructure of the era, from the State Industrial School and State Hosp to neighborhood anchors like Lincoln Sch and the Ben Lomond Cemetery. To the east, the Cache National Forest boundary marks a sharp transition from the grid of North Ogden to the steep drainages of Coldwater Canyon and Rice Creek.