1952 Map of Chloride Cliff

About this map

Chloride City and the surrounding heights of the Funeral Mountains dominate this mid-century portrait of a stark desert landscape. This map captures the transition of the region from a mining frontier to a protected monument, shown through the presence of both the Keane Wonder Mill (Aband) and the National Park Service Hdqrs. Near the center of the sheet, the Chloride Cliff rises above the basin, while the Jean Lemoigne Grave stands as a solitary marker of local history on the floor of Death Valley.