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1950 Map of Pelican Point

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Pelican Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

American Fork anchors the northern reaches of this mid-century survey, showing the expansion of the urban area near the intersection of the Union Pacific and the Denver and Rio Grande Western railroads. The landscape is dominated by the vast eastern shoreline of Utah Lake, where the waters meet a varied coastline marked by Pelican Point, Jumbers Pt, and Goose Pt.

Industrial and recreational footprints of the 1950s and 1960s are evident in the presence of a Drive-in Theater and the Calcite Quarry tucked into the western hills. Along the northern shore, the small settlement of Wing and a network of water features like Spring Creek and a designated Cooling Pond illustrate the management of the lake's resources for both agricultural and industrial utility during this era of Utah Valley's development.