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1948 Map of Ticeska

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Ticeska
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Snake River canyon walls dominate this Idaho landscape, where the Union Pacific (Oregon Short Line) railroad tracks hug the northern bank through the station point of Ticeska. The infrastructure of the late 1940s is defined by water management and transit, featuring the Bliss Dam and an extensive network of irrigation ditches and siphons serving the surrounding plateaus. Above the river, the terrain transitions into prominent basaltic features like Burnt Ridge and Gopher Knoll.

Evidence of early aviation and regional transport is visible through the Airway Beacon near the Elmore and Gooding County line. Local travel is marked by the winding King Hill Grade and Shoestring Road, while Pioneer Reservoir collects the waters of Clover Creek in the northern reach of the survey. The map captures a moment when the canyon’s industrial utility for power and rail was fully integrated into the high desert landscape.