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1937 Map of Capitan

Name: 1937 Topographic Map of Capitan
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1946
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1946

About this map

White Oaks and the surrounding mining district are captured here during a transitional era for Lincoln County. While the Southern Pacific railroad cuts through the high desert terrain, the landscape remains defined by ranching and resource extraction, evidenced by sites like Phillips Ranch, Romine Ranch, and Mine Camp. The town of Capitan serves as a southern anchor, situated near the U S Marine Hospital Reservation and a local Landing Field.

The rugged elevation of the Sacramento Mountains and Sierra Blanca dictates the settlement patterns, with isolated infrastructure like the Power Plant near White Oaks Canyon and the Mesa Ranger Sta within the Lincoln National Forest. Local educational and social needs are marked by the Mesa Sch and the Encinoso Cem, providing valuable touchpoints for genealogical research in this sparsely populated mountain corridor.