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1971 Map of Barstow SE

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Barstow SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1993
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1993

About this map

Lenwood and the southwestern outskirts of Barstow anchor this landscape during a period of significant suburban and commercial expansion. The map illustrates the shifting southern corporate limits of Barstow, revealing how the city moved into the desert with new residential streets like Linda Vista Ave and Crestview Ave. Near the intersection of major thoroughfares, the emergence of a large Shopping Center and Athletic Fields adjacent to Barstow College signals the transition from a remote desert outpost to a modern regional hub.

South of the developing urban edge, the terrain drops into Stoddard Valley, where the land remains dominated by utility infrastructure and resource extraction. Evidence of earlier or smaller-scale industrial activity is scattered across the hills in the form of numerous Prospects and Borrow Pits. The presence of a massive Pipeline and a Radio Facility (KDR) underscores the area's importance as a corridor for communications and energy transport through the High Desert.