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1959 Map of Verdure 3 NW

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Verdure 3 NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

The community of Blanding anchors the southwestern corner of this survey, situated on the edge of White Mesa during a period of steady growth in San Juan County. The town grid includes the local High Sch and nearby Hogans, highlighting the area's rural social infrastructure in the late 1950s. Agriculture and water management are central to the landscape, evidenced by a Canal, various reservoirs, and the L-C Ranch located along the drainage of Recapture Creek.

To the north and east, the terrain transitions into the canyons and mesas of the Manti-La Sal National Forest, where deep incisions like Long Canyon and Bulldog Canyon define the topography. Industrial activity is represented by scattered Gravel Pit and Clay Pit sites, while the presence of a Jeep Trail network suggests the early post-war expansion of resource extraction and backcountry access across Mustang Flat.