1958 Map of Buckeye NW

About this map

The Luke Auxiliary Field No 5 dominates the central portion of this landscape, reflecting Arizona's mid-century military and aviation infrastructure. Situated in the Buckeye Valley, the terrain transitions from the alluvial bottomlands of the Hassayampa River to the lower slopes of the White Tank Mountains. The map reveals an engineered agricultural system, where the Roosevelt Canal and a supporting Levee protect and irrigate the grid-patterned fields south of Broadway Road. Economic activity is further evidenced by the Southern Pacific railroad line and extractive sites like the Blackhawk Mines and various Gravel Pit locations. Local transportation follows a strict section-line grid, with Southern Avenue and Bruner Road connecting the scattered wells and landing strips that serve this developing desert corridor.