1929 Map of Laguna

About this map

The Colorado River serves as the focal point of this arid landscape, where early twentieth-century engineering and mining efforts converged near the border of Yuma Co and Imperial County. At this stage of development, the Laguna Dam regulated the river's flow while the future site of the Location Imperial Dam was already being marked. The geography is defined by prominent peaks like Sugarloaf and the Laguna Mountains, while the Yuma I R occupies the fertile lands along the river bend. Grounded in surveys from the early 1900s to the mid-1920s, the map reveals a remote network of desert infrastructure, including the Silver District Road and the lonely County Well. In the south, the Southern Pacific railroad follows the course of the Gila River through the town of Dome, passing a Ferry crossing that remained vital for travel between these desert outposts before modern bridge networks.