1915 Map of Mojave

About this map

The Mojave Desert and the Tehachapi Mountains converge in this 1912–1913 survey, capturing a high-desert landscape defined by mining camps and early infrastructure. Mojave serves as a critical rail junction, where the Southern Pacific Railroad meets the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe, while the Owenyo Branch strikes north toward Cinco. This era is marked by the engineering feat of the Los Angeles Aqueduct, which winds across the desert floor toward the mountains. Higher in the Piute Mountains, the map records remote settlements like Claraville and mountain mining operations such as the Zenda Mine and Joe Walker Mine. In the Tehachapi Pass region, industrial activity is visible at Monolith and the Limestone Quarry, while local life is centered at places like the Paris Loraine P O and Cameron Valley School.