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1958 Map of Bisbee SE

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Bisbee SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

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The Mule Mountains dominate this borderland landscape, where industrial mining and transcontinental rail infrastructure met the high desert in the late 1950s. The Southern Arizona mining legacy is visible through operations like the Glance Mine and Marquette Mine, alongside numerous unnamed prospects and a Shaft that dot the rugged terrain. Transportation was critical to this mineral economy, evidenced by the Southern Pacific tracks and an Old Railroad Grade that winds through the foothills.

Directly south of the Christiansen Ranch, the international boundary marks the divide between the United States and Mexico, as well as Arizona and Sonora. This survey also records technical landmarks like the Crooks Tunnel and a significant Pipeline traversing the flats of the Sulphur Spring Valley, illustrating the complex engineering required to support human activity and industry in this arid environment.