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1958 Map of Verdure 4 SE

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Verdure 4 SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Bug Point and the dramatic canyon systems of southeastern Utah define this landscape during the mid-1950s. The terrain is marked by a network of deep incisions including Lake Canyon, Squaw Canyon, and Papoose Canyon, which cut through the high plateau country. This area along the Utah-Colorado border preserves evidence of ancient habitation, with several sites labeled simply as Ruins found near the heads of Ross Canyon and Ruin Canyon.

Resource exploration is visible through a isolated Prospect and a sparse Jeep Trail that navigates the complex topography between Patterson Canyon and Nancy Bug. The map also captures the high ground of Tin Cup Mesa in the southwest corner. This preliminary 1958 edition provides a rare look at the region's surveying before later developments, showing small earthen reservoirs utilized by ranchers in an otherwise arid environment.