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1970 Map of Henderson

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Henderson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Henderson serves as the industrial and residential heart of this desert landscape, captured just as the city was transitioning through its mid-century expansion. The map details the heavy industrial footprint of the era, dominated by the massive Tailings Ponds and the Three Kids Mine to the northeast. Residential growth is evident in established neighborhoods like Carver Park and newer developments such as Apache Trailer Park, while civic life is anchored by Basic High Sch and Sewell Sch.

The rugged eastern terrain of the River Mountains meets the southern reaches of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, where the Las Vegas Wash drains toward the reservoir. Grounded in the logistics of the time, the Union Pacific railroad and a network of pipelines and aqueducts trace the essential infrastructure required to sustain this oasis in the Las Vegas Valley. From the Rainbow Gardens in the north to the Mc Cullough Range in the south, the map preserves a specific moment of Nevada’s industrial and suburban evolution.