1964 Map of Portage

About this map

The Malad Valley floor and the steep western slopes of Clarkston Mountain define this mid-1960s landscape along the Idaho-Utah border. The Malad River meanders through the valley, flanked by the Union Pacific rail line and the agricultural lifelines of the Samaria Lake Canal. This survey records the layout of Portage and Washakie during a period of established rural settlement, showing the precise locations of the Washakie Cem and Plymouth Cem. Further south, the town of Plymouth sits near the base of the mountains where the terrain transitions from irrigated flats to the high, timbered draws of the Cache National Forest. Numerous canyons, such as Elgrove Canyon and Castlegate Canyon, cut into the mountain face, providing a detailed view of the water sources that sustained these border communities, including Mound Spring and Oregon Springs.