1952 Map of Hubbell Spring

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The Isleta Pueblo Grant dominates this 1952 landscape, where the high desert terrain of the Manzano Mts meets the open rangeland of the Rio Grande valley. This era of land use is defined by isolated outposts like the Mc Cormick Ranch and essential water sources such as Hubbell Spring and Ojo de la Cabra. The survey documents a critical transition between the rugged eastern slopes and the more level plains, marked by a lonely Windmill and a Radio Range Sta that served mid-century aviation. Toward the south, Hells Canyon Wash cuts a deep path through the terrain near a small Cem, providing a window into the sparse settlement patterns along the Bernalillo Co Valencia Co border before modern development arrived.