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1955 Map of Growler

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Growler
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

The Gila River corridor defines this arid landscape in Yuma County, where agriculture and infrastructure meet the desert floor. The Southern Pacific railroad runs parallel to the Mohawk Canal and a system of levees designed to manage the seasonal flows of the river and its surrounding valleys. Civil engineering is a dominant theme of the era, seen in the irrigation network that supports the San Cristobal Valley and Mohawk Valley.

Military and industrial activity are evident in the northwest, where the boundary of the Yuma Proving Ground encompasses landmarks like Signal Butte. In the river bottom, the map identifies the Norton (Site) and the small settlement of Growler, providing a record of desert habitation near the railroad. To the south, the terrain rises sharply into the Mohawk Mts, culminating at Mohawk Peak, marking the transition from the alluvial plain to the high ridges of the desert interior.