1982 Map of Carrizozo East

About this map

The town of Carrizozo serves as a critical junction on this 1982 survey, where the Southern Pacific railroad cuts a diagonal line across the high desert floor. The landscape is defined by its water management, evidenced by a vast network of family and locally named infrastructure such as Mayer Windmill, Fetters Spring, and Dugger Well. These sites reveal the precarious balance of ranching and habitation in the arid environment surrounding Nogal Draw and White Oaks Draw.