1958 Map of Bisbee

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Bisbee and its satellite mining communities dominate the eastern slopes of the Mule Mountains in this late 1950s survey. The landscape is profoundly shaped by the region’s intensive copper mining operations, most notably the massive Lavender Pit and the site of Sacramento Hill. The settlement pattern reflects the density of industrial labor, from the urban center of the city itself to smaller residential pockets like Lowell, Bakerville, and the distinctly named Tintown. Further south, the terrain levels out into the Sulphur Spring Valley, where the Bisbee Municipal Airport and the international border crossing at Naco define the lower basin.