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1953 Map of Espanola

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Espanola
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The Rio Grande carves through a landscape of ancestral homelands and historic land grants north of Santa Fe in the mid-1950s. The convergence of the Santa Cruz River and the Rio Grande anchors settlements like Espanola, Santa Cruz, and Riverside, while the eastern side of the river is defined by a series of pueblo grants including Pojoaque Pueblo Grant and Jacona Pueblo Grant.

Deep history is visible at the Puye Cliff Dwellings and throughout the Santa Clara Indian Reservation, alongside several significant archaeological sites such as Otowi Pueblo Ruins and Tsirege Ruins. The rugged geography of the Pajarito Canyon and Los Alamos Canyon systems transitions into the Santa Fe National Forest. Rural life is marked by scattered homesteads like Franklin Ranch and Boreado Ranch, and the educational presence of El Rancho Sch, while the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad follows the river corridor, highlighting the region's historic transportation spine.