1979 Map of Tikura

About this map

The Union Pacific railroad line serves as a central spine through this high desert corridor on the border of Blaine and Lincoln counties. The settlement at Tikura and the isolated Halfway House reflect the sparse, infrastructure-dependent nature of this landscape in the late 1970s. Water remains the primary shaper of human activity here, with the Little Wood River and Silver Creek cutting through terrain marked by ancient Lava flows. In the northwest, the Picabo Hills rise above Ditch Spring, while the presence of a Landing Strip and the Pagari Bridge indicates the importance of transportation links in connecting these remote ranching and transit points. The map also records several industrial sites, including a Gravel Pit and multiple Borrow Pits, which trace the maintenance of the local transit and rail network.