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1892 Map of Camp Mohave

Name: 1892 Topographic Map of Camp Mohave
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1929
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1929

About this map

The Colorado River serves as the central artery through this late 19th-century reconnaissance, marking the intersection of Arizona, Nevada, and California. The map reveals a landscape defined by the logistics of the western frontier, where the Eldorado Ferry and the A T And S F RR facilitate movement across the arid Mohave Valley and Detrital Valley. In the east, the mining and ranching economy is evident through the clusters of settlements like Mineral Park, Chloride, and Kingman.

Strategic military and indigenous footprints are anchored at Fort Mohave and the Fort Mohave Ind Res near the southern bend of the river. The terrain is characterized by numerous springs, such as Forlorn Hope Spring and Burns Spring, which were vital for survival in the Black Mountains and Cerbat Mountains. This survey by H.M. Wilson and the Powell Survey captures the region before large-scale dams transformed the river's path and the surrounding islands, like Cottonwood Island, were submerged.