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1951 Map of Pelican Point

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Pelican Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

American Fork and the rural community of Wing anchor the northern shore of Utah Lake in this mid-century topographic record. The landscape is defined by the convergence of major rail lines, including the Union Pacific and the Denver and Rio Grande Western, which served the region's industrial and agricultural transport needs. Along the western coastline, the topography rises toward Jumbers Pt and Pelican Point, where specialized industrial activity is evidenced by the Calcite Quarry and a lakeside Pumping Sta.

Drainage patterns from the northern highlands are traced through Dry Creek and Spring Creek as they filter toward the lake. On the eastern shore, a large Cooling Pond points to the infrastructure supporting local utilities or industry during the post-war era. This survey captures a specific moment in the evolution of Utah County, balancing the residential grid of established towns with the heavy resource extraction and rail networks that fueled the local economy.