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1965 Map of Reserve

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Reserve
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

The confluence of the San Francisco River and the Tularosa River anchors the settlement of Reserve, the county seat of Catron County. This mid-1960s survey illustrates a landscape defined by livestock and forest management, where small family-named cattle operations like Hudson Ranch and Rothlisberger Ranch dot the valley floors and foothills. The presence of a Ranger Station and a High Sch in Reserve points to its role as a regional administrative and educational hub.

Upland areas within the Apache National Forest and Gila National Forest are dominated by the Saliz Mountains and carved by deep drainages like Starkweather Canyon. The local infrastructure is sparse but functional, featuring a remote Landing Strip and numerous stock water sources such as S U Ranch Tank and Saliz Mountain Tank No 1. Historical placenames like San Francisco Plaza and Lower San Francisco Plaza highlight the area's deeper settlement roots along the riverbanks.