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1944 Map of Plaster City

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of Plaster City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

Industrial activity and historic transportation corridors define this 1944 Army Corps of Engineers survey of the Imperial Valley. Plaster City serves as the focal point, connected to the wider region by the San Diego and Arizona Eastern railroad and the specialized Portland Cement Pacific Track. This industrial infrastructure is juxtaposed with the Old Overland Stage Route, which winds through the Yuha Desert and across the Coyote Wash, marking a lineage of travel through this arid landscape.

The western edge of the agricultural basin is visible near Dixieland, where irrigation features like the Forget Me Not Canal and Dixie No 4 Drain appear. These engineered watercourses transition abruptly into the natural drainage systems of Carrizo Wash and the stark elevations of Superstition Mtn. Regional mining is noted at the County Rock Quarry and Wixon Gravel Pit, highlighting the extraction that supported the area's growth.