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1892 Map of Fort Defiance

Name: 1892 Topographic Map of Fort Defiance
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1910
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1910

About this map

Fort Defiance stands as the primary hub in this late nineteenth-century reconnaissance, located just west of the Arizona New Mexico Boundary Line. The landscape is dominated by the vast drainage of Carrizo Wash and the prominent Salahkai Mesa, illustrating a terrain defined by reliable water sources like Navajo Springs, Tanners Spring, and Jacobs Well. These points were critical for survival and travel before the widespread development of modern infrastructure.

The southern portion of the territory is marked by the vital corridor of the Atlantic and Pacific R R, which connects small rail-side settlements such as Sanders, Allantown, and Billings. North of the Navajo Indian Res. Line, the map details a world of mesas and buttes, including Eagle Crag and Zilh Tusayan Butte, providing a look at the region's geography prior to the more detailed topographic surveys of the twentieth century.