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1929 Map of Fortuna

Name: 1929 Topographic Map of Fortuna
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1929
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1929

About this map

Gila River waters carve through this arid landscape, defining the northern corridor where the Yuma Southern Pacific Gila Bend Road connects isolated desert stations. This 1929 edition, overseen by Governor Geo. W. P. Hunt, details the transit-driven development of the Gila Valley, where rail stops like Blaisdell and Ligurta served as vital links between the Laguna Mts and the towering heights of the Muggins Mountains.

Deep in the southern Gila range, the Fortuna Mine stands as a testament to the region's mineral pursuits, accessible only by a network of trails and the Tinajas Altas Road. The infrastructure of the Electric Gas and Water Company through Telegraph Pass illustrates the early 20th-century push to modernize the desert frontier, mapping a transition from traditional overland routes to utility-based industrial expansion.