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1914 Map of Douglas

Name: 1914 Topographic Map of Douglas
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1946
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1946

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The copper smelting industry dominates the landscape of the Arizona Sonora United States Mexico Boundary Line during this 1913 survey. The city of Douglas stands as the regional hub, immediately adjacent to the massive industrial operations of the Copper Queen Smelter and the Calumet and Arizona Smelter. The grid of the city and neighboring Pirtleville contrasts with the broad expanse of the Sulphur Spring Valley to the north and west.

Rail infrastructure is central to the area's economy, with the El Paso and Southwestern railroad and its Courtland Branch facilitating the movement of ore and supplies. Scattered throughout the valley are family-named ranches and schools, such as the Copper Queen Ranch and Ratcliff School, reflecting a budding ranching and agricultural community supported by Whitewater Draw. The presence of the County Hospital and the Borderland Highway near Forrest indicates a growing regional infrastructure at the dawn of the twentieth century.