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1902 Map of Bisbee

Name: 1902 Topographic Map of Bisbee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

The Mule Mountains dominate this early Arizona landscape, where the booming copper center of Bisbee is shown at a pivotal moment of expansion. Settled deep within the canyons, the town's geography is defined by Brewery Gulch and Tombstone Canyon, while industrial sites like the Easter Sunday Mine and Glance Mine highlight the era's mineral focus. The map traces the essential transport link provided by the Southwestern RR, connecting the high-altitude camps to the border crossing at Naco on the United States Mexico boundary line.

Beyond the industrial core, the terrain transitions into the Sulphur Spring Valley and the Espinal Plain, dotted with isolated family-run operations such as Browns Ranch, Forrests Ranch, and Christianson's Ranch. The survey also marks the Deserted Ranch and the Halfway House, providing a window into the precarious nature of settlement in this arid environment at the start of the twentieth century.