1971 Map of Coolidge

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Coolidge and the surrounding Pinal County agricultural landscape are captured in this 1971 orthophotomosaic, showing a meticulously gridded pattern of irrigated fields and desert reaches. The aerial imagery highlights the contrast between the concentrated residential and commercial blocks of Coolidge in the northeast and the smaller, unincorporated settlements of Randolph and Eleven Mile Corner to the south. This specific type of survey, using photogrammetric methods, reveals the exact footprint of desert agriculture and road development in the early 1970s. The dense patchwork of fields suggests a region defined by large-scale water management and farming, with clear divisions between cultivated land and the native desert scrub, providing a precise spatial record of the area's mid-century expansion.