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1953 Map of Canada

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Canada
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

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Mining operations and tribal land boundaries define this portion of the Santa Fe National Forest in the early 1950s. The landscape is marked by industrial activity, particularly at the Pumice Mines (Active) and several inactive sites scattered near Cochiti Canyon. These extractive sites contrast with the historical remnants found at the Albemarle (Site) and the Canada (Ruins), suggesting a cycle of settlement and desertion in the high mesa country.

Prominent geographical features like Cochiti Mesa and Horn Mesa are intersected by the Canada De Cochiti Grant (Tribal Indian Land of Jemez Pueblo), illustrating the complex overlay of tribal, federal, and private land grants. The network of primitive transit, such as the Bland Bear Springs Trail and the Albemarle Road, provides evidence of the historical routes used to access remote mountain outposts and lookouts like Lookout Park.