2010 Map of Canon Agua Buena

About this map

Old Carthage and Carthage represent the primary points of historical interest in this desert landscape, where coal mining and ranching legacies are deeply etched into the topography. The presence of the Hart Coal Mine and Hart Mine near the southern boundary, alongside the isolated Law Mine to the north, indicates an economy once driven by mineral extraction. Family ranching operations, including the Del Curto Ranch, Fernandez Ranch, Muncy Ranch, and Padilla Ranch, are distributed across the arid terrain, often centered around water sources like Gonzales Well and Araya Well. The map also details extensive transportation networks associated with the White Sands Missile Range, notably WSMR P Route 5 and WSMR S Route 3807, which cut through the Blackington Hills. Along the southern corridor, the Carthage Cemetery serves as a quiet marker of the community's ancestral roots near the seasonal drainage of the San Pedro Arroyo.