1906 Map of Ft. McDowell

About this map

Fort Mc Dowell Indian Reservation anchors this early 20th-century landscape where the Verde River meets the Salt River. The map, surveyed in 1904, documents a period of transition in Central Arizona's water management, notably featuring the Granite Reef Dam and the intake for the Arizona Canal. This hydraulic infrastructure is surrounded by a network of scattered ranching outposts, including Ashers Ranch, Otero's Ranch, and Adams' Ranch, indicating the localized agrarian economy prior to the mid-century urbanization of Maricopa County.