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1979 Map of Rush Valley

Name: 1979 Topographic Map of Rush Valley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

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The Oquirrh Mountains and Onaqui Mountains dominate this late 1970s landscape, framing a region defined by high-desert basins and significant military installations. Large swaths of the valley floors are occupied by the Dugway Proving Ground and the Tooele Army Depot (South Area), illustrating the era's focus on national defense and strategic testing grounds.

Evidence of the area's pioneer and mining history is preserved at the Camp Floyd State Historical Site near Fairfield, while smaller mining settlements like Ophir and Mercur sit in the mountain canyons. The Union Pacific Railroad cuts a north-south line through the center, connecting agricultural and ranching outposts such as St John, Clover, and Vernon. Local landmarks like Simpson Buttes and the Sinks highlight the complex drainage patterns of these arid basins.