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1956 Map of Helendale

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Helendale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The Mojave River valley serves as a narrow corridor of human activity through this High Desert landscape, anchored by the settlements of Helendale and Bryman. The logistics of the mid-1950s are evident in the parallel alignments of the Union Pacific and Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroads, which share this passage with Jordan Road and Helendale Road. An isolated Landing Strip and Airway Beacon 8 reflect the era's aerial navigation needs in the open desert.

Industrial interests are concentrated on the slopes of Silver Mountain and Sparkhule Mtn, where numerous extraction points including the Oro Grande Mine, Branch Mine, and Apex Mine are located. These mining sites, along with various shafts and quarries, indicate a landscape defined by mineral prospecting. The mapping also identifies rural infrastructure such as water tanks, tunnels, and a river ford near the southern cluster at La Delta.