1893 Map of Las Vegas

About this map

Las Vegas serves as the primary hub of this late-nineteenth-century landscape, where the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad enters from the plains to the east. The terrain transitions from the open stretches of San Miguel and Mora counties into the foothills and peaks of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, represented by Solitario Pk and Tecolote Mtn. This period captures a network of Spanish-American settlements and agrarian communities such as La Cueva and San Geronimo that predates the modern highway system, with travel routes still tethered closely to river valleys.