1955 Map of Tooele

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The Tooele Ordnance Depot dominates the southwestern landscape of this mid-century survey, its massive grid of bunkers and rail spurs marking a significant military presence in the Tooele Valley. The city of Tooele itself shows substantial growth at the base of the Oquirrh Mountains, with civic life centered around the Court House, City Hall, and schools like Sterling Harris Sch. This era captures the transition from a rail-dependent economy to an automotive one, featuring both the Union Pacific and Western Pacific lines alongside a Drive-in Theater and the Municipal Airport. Smaller settlements like Erda and Lincoln dot the northern valley, while the mountainside is etched with mining Prospect labels and the peaks of One O'Clock and Two O'Clock, providing a clear look at the region before late-20th-century suburban expansion.