1972 Map of Beacon Well

About this map

Beacon Well serves as a central landmark in this high-desert region of Apache County, where the landscape is defined by the vital search for water. Published in the early 1970s, the survey captures an environment of remote ranching and early resource exploration. Vital water sources are scattered across the terrain, from Michigan Lake and Long Tree Lake in the north to Francisco Lake and a secluded Spring in the south. The infrastructure of the era is evidenced by features like the Water Tank Windmill and East Tank, alongside evidence of geological prospecting at the Good Luck Well, various Gas Wells, and a Dry Well. The natural topography is carved by Parker Draw and the more significant Morgan Canyon to the east, revealing a territory where the placement of every well and borrow pit was critical to sustaining life and industry in the arid Arizona interior.