1900s (20th Century) Maps of Acme, California

1. 1933 Map of Avawatz Mountains

   

   1933 Avawatz Mountains

   1933 Print · USGS

   The Mojave Desert and Death Valley transition through a period of mining and rail expansion in the early thirties. Researchers can trace the routes of the Tonopah and Tidewater RR and locate historical sites like Ashford Mill and the Epsom Salts Works.

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4. 1947 Map of Trona, 1948 Print

   

   1947 Trona

   1948 Print · USGS

   The Mojave Desert and Southern Sierra foothills come alive in the late 1940s, showing the industrial nodes of the Argus Range and the burgeoning Camp Irwin. Trace the legacy of desert mining and railroading through Trona, the Ashford Mill, and the historic districts of Randsburg and Garlock.

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7. 1948 Map of Trona

   

   1948 Trona

   1948 Print · USGS

   The Mojave Desert and Death Valley frontier appear here during a mid-century era of military expansion and industrial mining. Trace the remnants of the Old Spanish Trail or locate isolated landmarks like Ashford Mill and the mining hub of Randsburg.

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10. 1950 Map of Tecopa, 1958 Print

    

    1950 Tecopa

    1958 Print · USGS

    The desert landscape of southeastern California is captured here at mid-century, just as the local mining economy and transportation networks were shifting. Researchers can locate remote industrial sites like the Noonday Mine or trace the historic path of the Old Spanish Trail through the hills.

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13. 1951 Map of Tecopa

    

    1951 Tecopa

    1951 Print · USGS

    The California desert near the Nevada border in the early fifties reveals a landscape of mining and historic transit routes. Genealogists and historians can trace the Old Spanish Trail and locate remote operations like the Columbia Mine and Mine Camp.

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16. 1953 Map of Trona, 1956 Print

    

    1953 Trona

    1956 Print · USGS

    The high desert of San Bernardino and Inyo counties during the early Cold War reveals a landscape of mineral industry and military expansion. You can trace the Old Spanish Trail, locate the Trona potash works, and find remote outposts like Ashford Mill.

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19. 1957 Map of Trona, 1964 Print

    

    1957 Trona

    1964 Print · USGS

    The High Desert in the mid-fifties is captured here as a landscape of remote mining outposts and growing military installations. Trace the industrial rail lines to Trona, the mining history of Randsburg, or the isolated expanse of the Naval Ordnance Test Station.

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22. 1960 Map of Trona

    

    1960 Trona

    1960 Print · USGS

    The Mojave Desert at mid-century reveals a landscape of massive military installations and industrial mineral works. Researchers can trace the heritage of mining and ranching at Ashford Mill, Randsburg, and Paxton Ranch while following the Old Spanish Trail.

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25. 1983 Map of Tecopa

    

    1983 Tecopa

    1983 Print · USGS

    The high desert along the Inyo and San Bernardino border in the early eighties reveals a landscape of mineral mining and historic transit routes. Researchers can trace the Old RR Grade through the Sperry Hills and locate the Acme (Site) or the Desert Bard Mine.

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28. 1993 Map of Owlshead Mountains

    

    1993 Owlshead Mountains

    1993 Print · USGS

    The high desert of San Bernardino and Inyo counties is revealed in this early nineties survey as a land of overlapping mining claims and military tracts. You can trace the remnants of a hard-rock economy at the Ibex Mine and Sperry (Site) or locate the Dumont Sand Dunes.

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