1955 Map of Deadman Lake NE

About this map

U S Marine Corps Training Center dominates this high-desert landscape in the Mojave. This 1955 field-checked survey documents a period of significant military expansion in San Bernardino County, as the U S Marine Corps Training Center was established across this arid terrain. The map details a complex network of unimproved dirt roads and trails through the mountainous desert topography, serving as a record of military land use and infrastructure before subsequent decades of development. The contour lines reveal a rugged, high-elevation environment with numerous peaks and dry washes that defined the training maneuvers and operations conducted by the Department of the Interior and the State of California Department of Water Resources during the mid-twentieth century.