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1969 Map of Minnehaha

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Minnehaha
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

The Bradshaw Mountains define the high country of this 1969 survey, where the legacy of Arizona mining is written across the terrain. Within the Prescott National Forest, the landscape is dotted with hard-rock evidence, from the Camp Bird Mine and Button Mine to the Chilean Mill located near Wheels Canyon. The small settlement at Minnehaha and the Indian Springs Camp serve as the primary human hubs in an area otherwise characterized by springs and steep drainages like Maidenhead Canyon.

Transportation through this high-altitude interior relies on the historic Senator Highway, which skirts the eastern edge of the quadrangle. Resource extraction and water management are evident at features such as the Boaz Mine and Boulder Dam Spring. The map captures a transition point in the late 1960s, documenting a remote mining district where names like Silver Dollar Mine and Pay Dirt Spring evoke the area's prospecting roots.