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1955 Map of Morgans Well

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Morgans Well
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The Bullion Mountains dominate this high-desert landscape in the mid-1950s, a period when this San Bernardino County terrain was being integrated into the Marine Corps Training Center. The map reveals a transition from traditional desert extraction to military reservation, with the Reservation Boundary bisecting the northern portion of the quadrangle. Early mining activity is evidenced by several Mine Tunnels and Mine Shafts located near the northern edge of the survey.

Water sources, essential for survival in this arid environment, are specifically marked at Morgans Well and a lone Spring tucked between the mountains and Pacific Mesa. Surveyors utilized high points like VABM White 4343 and VABM Black Top 2736 to map the complex contour patterns that define the local topography. This document serves as a record of the area's geography just as it became a restricted training zone.