
The University of Texas Radio Astronomy Observatory stands as a prominent technological landmark in this high-desert ranching landscape of Presidio County. The terrain is defined by deep incisions like Devils Den and Willow Canyon, which feed into the drainage of Alamito Creek and Perdiz Creek. Human activity in the early 1980s was primarily centered on pastoral infrastructure and scientific research, evidenced by a network of family-named water sources such as Lourdes Windmill and Chambers Windmill.
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1895 · Marfa
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1895 · Alpine
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1896 · Shafter
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1918 · Jordan Gap
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1930 · Jordan Gap
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1954 · Fort Stockton
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Fort Stockton
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1959 · Emory Peak
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1959 · Presidio
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1959 · Marfa
USGS Topo · 1:250,000