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1967 Map of Candelaria

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Candelaria
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

The high desert mining landscape of the Candelaria Hills is captured here in the late 1960s, centered on the remains of once-booming silver camps. At the foot of Candelaria Mountain, the map identifies Candelaria (Site) and Metallic City (Site), marking the locations of these historical settlements. The terrain is scarred by extensive workings, with Tailings and dozens of individual shafts like the Northern Belle Mine, Argentum Mine, and Mt Diablo Mine clustered around Pickhandle Gulch.

Evidence of the district's 19th-century infrastructure remains visible through the Old Railroad Grade and Old Grade winding through the hills. For those tracing the human history of this mineral-rich region, the Candelaria Cem is clearly noted near the old townsite. The map also delineates the Mineral Co Esmeralda Co line, illustrating how the geography of extraction dictated county boundaries and transit routes across this arid Nevada interior.