1945 Map of Goldfield

About this map

Goldfield anchors this wartime survey, showing the settlement and its critical transportation links during the mid-1940s. The Tonopah and Goldfield railroad line runs north-south through the center of the sheet, providing a corridor for mining and military activity between Klondike and the southern reaches of the quadrangle. The map reveals a transition in land use as the vast Tonopah Bombing Range occupies the eastern portion of the terrain, established across the high desert flats and mountains.