The Verde River and its essential irrigation network define this landscape in the Verde Valley, where agriculture and early industry shaped the local geography. Distinctive human-made water systems like the Cottonwood Ditch, Cornville Ditch, and Ok Ditch follow the natural contours of the land, supporting settlements from Smelter City and Bridgeport in the northwest to the edge of Camp Verde in the south. The map illustrates a complex transition from high-density development in Verde Village to the more dispersed rural character of Cornville and the canyon-rimmed valley near Jordan.
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1887 · Verde
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1887 · Prescott
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1892 · Verde
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1892 · Prescott
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1905 · Jerome
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1923 · Camp Verde
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1932 · Camp Verde
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1936 · Camp Verde
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1944 · Clarkdale
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1944 · Mingus Mountain
USGS Topo · 1:62,500