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1961 Map of La Gotera

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of La Gotera
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

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Nuestra Señora de la Luz de las Lagunitas land grant dominates the high country of the Sandoval and Valencia county line during the early 1960s. The landscape is defined by traditional New Mexican land tenure and resource use, with the West Boundary Agua Salada Grant and Cebolleta Grant Boundary meeting in the western canyons. This era shows a transition in land use, featuring active cattle operations like Evans Ranch alongside remnant locations such as the Rancho Agua Blanca (Site).

Resource extraction and water management are evident at the Dorey Mine and the Agua Blanca Well. The topography is a complex system of mesa and canyon, from the heights of Cerro de Jacobo down to the Salado Creek drainage. Named springs like Ojo de Santa Rosa and Spring highlight the critical nature of water sources in this arid environment, supporting small settlements and outposts like Nervio and La Gotera.