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1954 Map of Ogden

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Ogden
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Ogden and the base of the Wasatch Mountains serve as the western gateway to a complex landscape of ridges and high plateaus in this mid-century survey. The urban corridor of North Ogden, South Ogden, and Washington Terrace contrasts with the industrial footprint of the Ogden Arsenal and the State Hospital. Beyond the peaks of the Wasatch Range, the geography opens into the Cache National Forest and the fertile Cache Valley, where settlements like Logan, Hyrum, and Richmond follow the Little Bear River.

Crossing into the high desert of the Bear River Divide, the map documents the vital infrastructure of the era, including the Union Pacific tracks threading through the Aspen Railroad Tunnels. Natural resource extraction and unique geological sites are noted at the Fossil Fish Quarries and various gas fields. From the turquoise waters of Bear Lake in the north to the Lincoln Highway corridor, this sheet preserves the transit routes and religious landmarks like the Trappist Monastery that defined the region before modern interstate expansion.