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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

Silver Mountain and the southern reaches of the Bradshaw Mountains define this rugged mining landscape within the Prescott National Forest. In the late 1960s, the area remained a hub of scattered mining activity and remote ranching infrastructure. Numerous workings like the Camp Bird Mine, Boaz Mine, and Button Mine are clustered near Minnehaha Creek, suggesting a history of hard-rock extraction.

Evidence of early industrial processing persists at the Chilean Mill near Wheels Gulch. The map records specific human markers, from the Graves near Minnehaha Spring to seasonal outposts like Indian Springs Camp. Water management is critical in this terrain, shown by a network of named springs and windmills such as the Green Tank Windmill and Upper Oak Creek Windmill, which supported the livestock and mining operations of Johnson Flat.