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1957 Map of Lovejoy Buttes

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Lovejoy Buttes
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Lovejoy Buttes dominates the northern landscape of this Mojave Desert region, rising above a grid of surveyed avenues and early infrastructure. The map documents a period of desert development where isolated homesteads and outposts like Wilsona Ranch and the small settlement of Wilsona established a presence near the natural reliable water of Lovejoy Springs. To the south, the transportation corridor is more defined, anchored by the Southern Pacific railroad line and the Pearblossom Highway.

The arid terrain is shaped by the wide Big Rock Creek Wash cutting through the western sections, while industrial activity is noted by several Quarries near the base of the buttes. This survey, which includes purple revisions from the mid-1970s, illustrates the steady expansion of the high desert community of Llano and the systematic layout of the Antelope Valley street system, from Palmdale Boulevard to East Avenue S.