1958 Map of Myoma

About this map

Thousand Palms Oasis and the springs of the Indio Hills define the hydrology of this desert landscape in the late 1950s. The map captures a transitional period in the Coachella Valley, where agricultural outposts like Fleming Ranch and Chuckwalla Ranch operated alongside the emerging infrastructure of the Southern Pacific railroad and a growing grid of desert roads. Evidence of regional water management is prominent, including the Coachella Canal in the southeast and a large Pipeline cutting across the central plains.