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1970 Map of Henderson

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Henderson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

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Henderson anchors this 1970 landscape, showing the city's mid-century expansion south of the Las Vegas Wash. The map details a community defined by its industrial foundations and proximity to federal land, featuring a significant Industrial Area and infrastructure like the Amargosa Substation and Water Treatment Plant. Residential life is clustered in developments like Carver Park and Park Village, served by numerous local schools including Basic High Sch and Sewell Sch.

To the east, the terrain shifts abruptly from the city grid into the River Mountains and the southwestern edge of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. The presence of the Three Kids Mine and extensive Tailings Ponds underscores the region's extraction history. Local leisure is represented by the Black Mtn Country Club, while the geological interest of the Rainbow Gardens lies to the north, showing the stark contrast between the Mojave desert floor and the developed valley.