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1958 Map of Harshaw

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Harshaw
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

Patagonia Mountains dominate this 1958 survey, revealing a landscape defined by an intensive late-19th and early-20th-century mining economy. The settlement of Harshaw sits at the junction of several mineral-rich canyons, surrounded by a dense concentration of claims including the Worlds Fair Mine, Hermosa Mine, and the Lead Queen Mine. Further south, the map documents the community at Washington Camp and the nearby Duquesne Sch, serving the workforce of the local silver and lead mines.

While industrial activity is centered on landmarks like Trench Camp, the eastern portion of the quadrangle transitions into the open cattle country of Meadow Valley Flat. Historic ranching operations such as the Flying R Ranch and Bagby Ranch are visible along the drainage of Mowry Wash. This map captures the dual identity of the Santa Cruz County borderlands, where deep-canyon hard-rock mining meets the high-desert grazing lands of the Coronado National Forest.