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1930 Map of Hyder

Name: 1930 Topographic Map of Hyder
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1930
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1930

About this map

The Palomas Plain serves as the central landscape of this 1930 survey, illustrating a remote corridor of the Arizona desert during the late 1920s. Civil engineer Geo. W. P. Hunt served as Governor during this period, while the landscape remained defined by essential transit routes and water sources. The Southern Pacific railroad cuts through the southern reaches, providing the primary connection for the settlement at Hyder and the nearby Morris Ranch.

Early automotive travel is marked by the Old Yuma-Phoenix Road and the Palomas Harquahala Road, which were critical arteries before the modern interstate era. The survey provides significant detail for those tracking early water infrastructure, such as Hall Well, and natural landmarks like Baragan Mtn and the Agua Caliente Mountains. The boundary between Yuma Co and Maricopa Co is also clearly delineated as it bisects this arid territory.