
The town of Mojave serves as the central hub of this 1943 survey, where the Southern Pacific and Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroads converge in the high desert. This era captures a landscape of transit and resource extraction, notably featuring the Los Angeles Aqueduct cutting through the northern canyons and the sprawling US Naval Reservation to the west of the main settlement. Small communities like Reefer City, Gold Town, and Sanborn line the rail corridors, reflecting the area's mid-century growth near the Tehachapi Mountains.
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1915 · Elizabeth Lake
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1915 · Searles Lake
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1915 · Mojave
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1917 · Elizabeth Lake
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1937 · Rogers Lake
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1942 · Rogers Lake
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Rosamond
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Tehachapi
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Cross Mountain
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Emerald Mtn
USGS Topo · 1:62,500