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1980 Map of Thayne West

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Thayne West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Freedom straddles the state line between Idaho and Wyoming in this 1980 survey, where the agricultural flats of the Star Valley meet the high timber of the Caribou National Forest. The landscape is defined by the meandering course of the Salt River and The Slough, which together drain the valley floor. Settled pockets like Thayne sit at the base of dramatic mountain features such as Old Man Ridge and Haderlie Knoll.

The map reveals an intricate network of water and terrain, from the western drainages of Schiess Creek and Tincup Creek to the numerous canyons on the eastern slopes including Hemmert Canyon and Allred Canyon. Local history is preserved in labels for a Cem and a Substa, while the prevalence of a Pack Trail and Jeep Trail throughout the forest areas highlights the remote, working nature of the borderlands in the late twentieth century.