1971 Map of Guadalupe
USGS Topo · Published 1972About this map
Guadalupe appears as a distinct cluster of residential development in the early 1970s, surrounded by an expansive grid of agricultural fields and irrigation infrastructure. This orthophotoquad, created by the Geological Survey, provides a detailed photographic look at the Maricopa County landscape just as the metropolitan expansion of the Phoenix area began to press against established farming communities. The imagery clearly delineates the transition from the structured plots of Kyrene and Hightown to the more open, undeveloped terrain found to the west. The geometric precision of the fields and canals illustrates the heavy reliance on managed water systems to sustain this desert agriculture before later suburban sprawl altered the land use of the Salt River Valley.
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