1966 Map of Lybrook SE

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Ojo Socorro and the small landmark of Union anchor the southwestern corner of this mid-1960s landscape, where Sandoval, San Juan, and McKinley counties converge. The terrain is defined by a network of seasonal watercourses like Cañada Alemita and Cañada Alamos, which cut through the high desert toward the Cottonwood Flats. The industrial character of the era is visible in the spiderweb of pipelines and jeep trails that service numerous resource extraction sites, including the Werito-Martin Well and Harrison Well. Water management is central to the area's development, evidenced by the Alamos Detention Dam and its marked spillway. This survey documents a working landscape of ranching and energy infrastructure just before the more modern shifts in New Mexico's northern frontier.