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1913 Map of Ballarat, 1921 Print
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1913 Map of Ballarat

USGS Topo · Published 1921

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Owens Lake and the towering Panamint Range dominate this desert landscape, captured during a period of intense mining and early infrastructure development in Inyo County. The map documents the vital importance of water and transport in the arid west, showing the Southern Pacific railroad skirting the shoreline to Keeler, where a Soda Works stood. High in the mountains, the map records the locations of active and fading camps including Darwin, Skidoo, and Harrisburg. Notable industrial features such as the Cerro Gordo Mine with its tramway and the Aqueduct Dam near Haiwee illustrate the engineering efforts to extract wealth and manage water resources. The inclusion of Panamint (Abandoned) serves as a contemporary marker of the boom-and-bust cycle that defined many of these high-altitude settlements, while isolated outposts like Indian Ranch and Junction Ranch point to the scattered agricultural attempts in the surrounding valleys.

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Map Details

Date Portrayed1913
Date Published1921
PublisherU.S. Geological Survey
Map TypeTopographic
Scale1:250,000
Physical Dimensions16.5 x 19.8 inches

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Source Details

SourceU.S. Geological Survey
CopyrightPublic Domain