
Goodyear and Buckeye anchoring this Western Maricopa County landscape illustrate the rapid suburban transformation of the Salt River Valley. The map captures a complex network of water management systems critical to this arid region, including the Buckeye Canal and the S Extension Canal flowing south toward the Gila River. This irrigation infrastructure permitted the development of agricultural outposts like Liberty and Perryville amidst a terrain defined by desert washes such as Tractor Wash and Jackrabbit Trail Wash. Aviation and industrial history are represented by the sprawling Phoenix Goodyear Airport in the east, while smaller communities like Litchfield Park and McMicken show the footprint of earlier 20th-century settlement patterns. Modern landmarks, such as the Christ Presbyterian Columbarium, sit alongside established desert features like Estrella Camp.
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1946 · Avondale
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1948 · Cashion
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1954 · Phoenix
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Phoenix
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · White Tank Mts. SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1957 · Valencia
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1957 · Perryville
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1957 · El Mirage
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1957 · Waddell
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1957 · Tolleson
USGS Topo · 1:24,000