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1956 Map of Danby

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Danby
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad serves as the industrial backbone of this Mojave Desert landscape, connecting a string of remote outposts and sidings. Small settlements and points of interest like Chambless, Danby, Siam, and Cadiz are scattered along the rail corridor and the highway passing through Cadiz Summit. The terrain is defined by dramatic mountain ranges, including the Clipper Mountains and the Ship Mountains, which hem in the broad expanse of Fenner Valley.

Resource extraction is evident through several mining operations located in the higher elevations, most notably the Tom Reed Mine and the Vulcan Mine. The map also captures critical desert infrastructure of the mid-1950s, such as the Airway Beacon near the summit and various pipelines and Wells that supported transit and industry in an arid environment where Bonanza Spring provided a rare natural water source.