1956 Map of Rogers Lake

About this map

Air Force Flight Test Center operations dominate this mid-century landscape in the High Desert, showing the infrastructure of early supersonic and aerospace testing. The vast, flat expanse of Rogers Lake serves as the natural foundation for the Edwards Air Force Base complex, including the North Base and South Base. Residential life for military families is centered at Wherry Housing, supported by Desert High Sch and nearby community markers like the Joshua Tree Grange. Outside the high-tech corridors of the base and its Test Track, the map traces the legacy of earlier eras through the Old Railroad Grade and small settlements like Muroc and Bissell. The transition from the Bissell Hills to the desert floor is bisected by the Kern Co Los Angeles Co line, where the arid landscape is gridded by a network of lettered roads such as Avenue A and Avenue F.