1950 Map of Salmon

About this map

The confluence of the Salmon River and the Lemhi River serves as the focal point for this mid-century survey of the Lemhi County seat. This era shows Salmon as a critical regional hub, with two aviation facilities—the Salmon Airport and the Salmon River Airpark—flanking the river south of the main settlement. The landscape is a study in resource extraction and ranching, where numerous prospects and established mining operations like the Queen of the Hills Mine and Pope-Shenon Mine dot the surrounding Salmon River Mountains and the Lemhi Range. Local infrastructure of the time is visible in details such as the Geertson Creek Sch and the Lake Creek Ranch near Williams Lake. The map records a complex network of creeks and canyons, including Jesse Creek and Pollard Canyon, that defined the early accessibility of the mountain backcountry during this postwar period.