1997 Map of Clifton

About this map

The industrial scale of the Morenci Pit dominates this late-twentieth-century landscape, illustrating the massive open-pit mining operations that transformed the terrain near Morenci and Clifton. The map documents a complex industrial infrastructure of conveyors, aerial tramways, and extensive tailings ponds that fill the canyons south of Stargo. While the copper industry reshaped the earth, older layers of settlement persist at Metcalf and the Metcalf Cemetery, providing vital records for genealogists tracing family roots in this mining district.