1964 Map of Fort McDowell

About this map

The Verde River corridor dominates this Maricopa County landscape, flowing south through the Fort McDowell Indian Reservation Boundary. The historical footprint of the area is anchored by the Fort McDowell (Site), adjacent to the active settlement of Fort McDowell and its nearby Cem. The map reveals a complex irrigation and ranching economy, evidenced by the Jones Ditch siphoning water along the river's western bank and family holdings such as Pemberton Ranch and Box Bar Ranch. To the west, the arid slopes of the McDowell Mountain Regional Park rise toward peaks like Lousley Hill, while the eastern terrain breaks into the deep cuts of Malpais Canyon within the Tonto National Forest. The presence of a Golf Course in the northern reach suggests the early stages of recreational development alongside traditional agricultural and tribal lands.