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1955 Map of North Franklin Mountain

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of North Franklin Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

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North Franklin Mountain and the jagged peaks of the Franklin Mountains dominate the western half of this 1955 survey, which was updated with purple 1967 revisions to show the expanding footprint of northern El Paso. The landscape is defined by the sharp transition from the steep elevations of Anthonys Nose and Fusselman Canyon to the alluvial plains of the Fort Bliss Military Reservation.

On the eastern flats, the Southern Pacific railroad runs parallel to the developing city boundary, where urban growth begins to encroach upon the Castner Range. Researchers can trace the water sources essential for this arid environment, including Mundys Spring and Cottonwood Spring, alongside early infrastructure such as the Hitt Ranch and multiple Radio Towers. The 1967 photorevised data highlights the mid-century surge of residential development and utility expansion, including a Sewage Disposal plant and new Substation locations.