1979 Map of Tikura

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The Little Wood River and Silver Creek dominate this central Idaho landscape, cutting through an area characterized by scattered Lava flows and the southern slopes of the Picabo Hills. The Union Pacific railroad corridor serves as the primary infrastructure axis, passing through the small settlements of Tikura, Gura, and Alta. Evidence of the region's transport history and rural development is found in locations like the Halfway House and the Pagari Bridge, which spans the river south of the small locality of Rio. This 1970s survey captures a transition point between the higher elevations to the north and the flatter basalt-strewn plains below, showing a network of ranching-era infrastructure, including a Landing Strip and numerous Borrow Pits and Gravel Pits used for local road and rail maintenance.