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1949 Map of Tuttle

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Tuttle
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Tuttle and the surrounding irrigation districts define this 1949 Idaho landscape, where the Union Pacific railroad cuts a diagonal line toward the Big Wood River. The map reveals a complex water management system featuring the Vader Ditch and numerous unnamed irrigation ditches that supported the region's agricultural development. Along the western bluffs, steep descents are marked by the Johnson Grade, Tucker Grade, and Vader Grade, leading down toward the Snake River corridor.

Fish and wildlife management is a prominent theme in the southwest corner, anchored by the State Fish Hatchery and Game Reserve and the U. S. Fish Hatchery along Billingsley Creek. Local history is preserved through labels like the Shoestring School and the small settlement of Gridley. The presence of several Gravel Pits and a Prospect indicate the localized mineral extraction occurring alongside the river-based industries of the late 1940s.