1961 Map of Peru

About this map

The Union Pacific railroad corridor serves as the industrial spine of this high-desert landscape, following the southern banks of the Green River. Along these tracks, small railroad-tied settlements and sidings like Peru and James Town appear near the river's bend, while Riovista and Riview cluster further east. The map records a transition from traditional livestock operations at Shaul Ranch and Gaensslen Ranch to modern infrastructure, including the Igo Airfield and various Gravel Pits that supported regional development. The rugged topography is defined by the Blue Rim to the north and the deep incision of Greasewood Canyon to the south. Historically significant travel ways are preserved here, most notably the path of the Overland Trail and the remote Telephone Road, which cut through the sagebrush-dominated terrain of Sweetwater County during the mid-twentieth century.