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1974 Map of Carson City, 1977 Print
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1974 Map of Carson City

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Eagle Valley serves as the geographic heart of this orthophotoquad, showing the Nevada state capital during a period of mid-1970s expansion. Produced from aerial photography taken on Independence Day in 1974, the imagery provides a clear view of the urban grid of Carson City as it meets the rising slopes of the Carson Range to the west. To the north, the waters of Washoe Lake dominate the landscape, framed by the rugged foothills of the Virginia Range. This unique visual document, created in cooperation with the U.S. Soil Conservation Service, uses photographic detail rather than standard topographic lines to illustrate the proximity of the capital city to the surrounding desert and mountain terrain, revealing the precise footprint of development at a time when the region's population was beginning to climb.

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Map Details

Date Portrayed1974
Date Published1977
PublisherU.S. Geological Survey
Map TypeTopographic
Scale1:24000
Physical Dimensions21.7 x 26.7 inches

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This is the sole edition of this map. No revisions or reprints were ever made.

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Source Details

SourceU.S. Geological Survey
CopyrightPublic Domain