1956 Map of Price

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Juab Valley and Sanpete Valley anchor the western reaches of this mid-century survey, where Mormon corridor settlements like Manti, Ephraim, and Mount Pleasant line the base of the high plateaus. The landscape transitions sharply eastward into the industrial and transit corridors of the Price River drainage, where the Denver and Rio Grande Western RR winds through steep canyons toward Price and the mining districts. This era shows the critical infrastructure of the high desert, from the waters of Scofield Reservoir and Gunnison Reservoir to the irrigation networks of the Highland Canal. Between the irrigated valleys and the Uintah and Ouray Reservation to the northeast, the map details a complex network of rail stations like Kyune Station and Nolan Station that once served as vital links in the region’s coal and freight economy.