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1948 Map of Harshaw

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Harshaw
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

Mining operations and remote cattle ranches define this high-elevation landscape in the late 1940s. The Patagonia Mountains dominate the terrain, where a significant cluster of industrial sites such as the Worlds Fair Mine, Hardshell Mine, and the Morning Glory Mine reflect the era's intensive mineral extraction. These mines are concentrated along the slopes of American Peak and Hermosa Hill, connected by narrow roads to small worker settlements and company outposts.

Residential life is anchored by Harshaw and Washington Camp, with the latter supported by the Duquesne Sch. The eastern flats and deep canyons like Willow Spring Canyon transition into cattle country, marked by family-named holdings such as Holbrook Ranch, Bagby Ranch, and Shaffer Ranch. This map records a time when the Coronado National Forest was both a resource for industry and a vast open range for Arizona's high-country ranchers.