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1964 Map of Hermanas

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Hermanas
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

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The United States-Mexico international boundary defines the southern limit of this 1964 survey, where the arid landscape of Luna County meets Chihuahua. The Carrizalillo Hills and Johnson Mountain dominate the central topography, providing a stark backdrop to the sparse ranching and mining infrastructure of the era. Settlement is concentrated at Hermanas and the smaller site of Baker, connected by the distinct path of the Hermanas Grade.

Evidence of earlier industrial activity is visible via the Old Railroad Grade and the Calumet Mine. Water access, critical in this high-desert environment, is meticulously documented through a network of family-named improvements including Scott Windmill, Crowville Windmill, and Bartsdale Tank. These features, alongside the Schoolhouse Windmill, trace the 20th-century history of remote New Mexico borderland life before modern modernization.