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1963 Map of Big Rock Hill

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Big Rock Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

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Navajo Indian Reservation lands in McKinley County define this 1960s landscape, where traditional ranching and early mining interests intersect across high-desert terrain. The map details the area around Sheep Spring, a localized hub featuring several wells and a topographic prominence known as Sheep Spring Hill. To the south, Big Rock Hill rises sharply above the Tohatchi Flats, marked by a network of seasonal watercourses like Figueredo Wash and Dye Brush Wash.

Resource extraction and transit routes are prominently noted, including the Jack Johnson Road leading toward the Jack Johnson Mine. Other localized mining operations, such as the Woolly Tommy Mine and a Coal Mine near Coal Mine Spring, indicate the era's small-scale industrial footprint. Remote ranching outposts like Tom Ranch and the presence of the Bethlehem Ch suggest a sparse but established community structure tied to the land's natural springs and drainage basins.