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1973 Map of Rogers Lake South

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Rogers Lake South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Rogers Lake and the high-desert terrain of the Edwards Air Force Base define this 1970s landscape on the border of Kern and Los Angeles counties. The map documents the extensive infrastructure of the Air Force Flight Test Center, featuring a specialized Low Altitude Speed Course and various technical installations including a Tracking Station and a Radio Facility.

South of the dry lake bed, the desert floor rises toward Mt Mesa, where the land is marked by a grid of numbered roads such as East Avenue B and 180th St. While the northern portion is dominated by military aviation operations, the southern sections show signs of resource extraction with a Gravel Pit, a Mine, and a Prospect located near the Military Reservation Boundary. The network of Jeep Trails and utility corridors reveals how this remote environment was utilized for both defense testing and local industry during the Cold War era.