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1959 Map of Jacumba

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Jacumba
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Jacumba and Bankhead Springs anchor this high-desert landscape near the international border, where the rugged topography of the Jacumba Mountains and In-Ko-Pah Mountains dictates the path of human infrastructure. The San Diego and Arizona Eastern railroad winds through the complex terrain of Carrizo Gorge, passing through remote sidings like Dubber Spur and past various prospects and quarries.

Natural springs and groves are critical landmarks in this arid environment, ranging from Dos Cabezas Spring to the thermal-associated Arsenic Spring. The map captures the boundary between the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and the burgeoning mountain communities during a period of transition in the late 1950s, with later revisions showing the addition of a Trailer Park and a modern highway bypass through Walker Canyon.