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1972 Map of Blue Diamond NE

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Blue Diamond NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Lone Mountain stands as a prominent topographical focal point in this 1972 landscape, marking the western edge of the desert basin before the rise of the Spring Mountains. To the east, the Las Vegas Corp Bdy delineates the early 1970s limits of urban expansion, where the city grid begins to intersect with the arid terrain. The map captures a moment when major thoroughfares like Charleston Blvd, Sahara Ave, and Spring Mtn Road were just beginning to push into the desert from the east.

Evidence of early development and resource extraction is scattered across the sheet, from the Memory Gardens (Cem) and a nearby Trailer Park in the northeast to numerous Gravel Pit operations and a lone Prospect on the southern slopes of the mountain. The drainage of Red Rock Wash cuts through the southwest, illustrating the natural watercourses that shaped the placement of early infrastructure like the local Substation and various water wells.