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1948 Map of Fort Huachuca

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Fort Huachuca
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

Fort Huachuca is the central focus of this 1948 survey, shown during its post-war transition. The map captures the dense organization of the main post, including the Hospital and nearby Fort Huachuca Airport, surrounded by the extensive Fort Huachuca Military Reservation. Beyond the gates, the landscape reflects the desert military life of the era, from the Artillery Range and Target Range to the housing at Apache Flats.

The rugged terrain of the Huachuca Mountains dominates the southwestern quadrant, featuring named landmarks like Laundry Ridge and Stone Ridge. Notable infrastructure of the period includes the Southern Pacific railroad line and the specialized Elevenmile Pipe Line Road. Local civilian life is represented by the Fry Post Office and the Buena Sch, while the drainage patterns of Soldier Creek and Slaughterhouse Wash illustrate the arid hydrology of the Cochise County landscape.