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1902 Map of Globe

Name: 1902 Topographic Map of Globe
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1902
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1902

About this map

Globe serves as the industrial anchor of this Arizona territory survey, surrounded by a dense network of copper extraction sites. The copper boom of the early twentieth century is evident in the cluster of major operations like the Old Dominion Mine, Buffalo Mine, and Copper Hill Mine just north of the town center. Transportation for this mineral wealth is provided by the G. V. G. & N. R. R. which follows the drainage of Pinal Creek.

Beyond the mining camps, the landscape transitions into the high elevations of the Pinal Mountains, culminating at Pinal Peak. Scattered family holdings such as Horrell's Ranch, Murphy Ranch, and Shultze Ranch indicate the early ranching footprint in the canyons and gulches. To the west, operations like the Continental Mine near Jewel Hill demonstrate how far the prospecting era reached into the surrounding mountains before the consolidation of larger districts.