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1952 Map of Las Vegas

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Las Vegas
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

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The Union Pacific railroad corridor serves as the spine for early growth in this 1952 study of Southern Nevada, where the core of Las Vegas and North Las Vegas is surrounded by a patchwork of small suburban clusters and ranch lands. To the north, Nellis Air Force Base and Skyhaven Airport signal the region's burgeoning aviation importance, while the sprawling Magnesium Plant in the southeast near Pittman anchors the industrial landscape.

Settlement patterns reveal transitional developments like Bonanza Village, Vegas Heights, and Eastland Heights alongside rural holdouts like Hidden Wells Ranch and Warm Springs Ranch. Local social infrastructure is captured in the footprints of the Jefferson Sch and Woodlawn Cem, providing critical coordinates for genealogists. The landscape between the city and the McCullough Range remains largely open, marked by Whitney Mesa and scattered water sources such as Stevens Springs and Grapevine Springs.