1981 Map of Eloy NW

About this map

The Santa Cruz Flats stretch across this part of Pinal County, showing a landscape defined by industrial-scale irrigation and desert agriculture in the early 1980s. A dense grid of section roads named for local families and industries, such as Sunland Gin Road and Pretzer Road, crisscrosses the lowlands, connecting numerous wells and agricultural features. To the south, the dramatic rising of the Sawtooth Mountains provides a sharp geological contrast to the level fields, containing localized mining activity like the Prospect and Guzzler sites.