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1954 Map of Herrera

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Herrera
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Laguna Indian Reservation and Navajo Indian Reservation lands dominate this mid-century landscape, marked by a complex system of grant boundaries and seasonal drainages. The small settlement of Herrera sits near the Capilla de San Ignacio and a local Cem, serving as a focal point for the surrounding high-desert terrain. The map captures the infrastructure of the early 1950s, featuring several U S Weather Bureau Rain Gauges scattered across the mesa and an old CCC Camp (Aband) near the Reservation Boundary and Grant Boundary.

Evidence of historical resource extraction appears via a Shaft (Aband) and scattered Windmills, while the rugged geography is defined by prominent features like La Mesita Blanca and La Mesa Quebrada. This survey provides a look at the intersection of tribal lands and Spanish land grants such as the Montano Grant and Canada de los Alamos Grant before modern development altered the remote character of the Sandoval and Bernalillo county line.