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1955 Map of Roll

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Roll
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The Gila River corridor and the industrial landscape of the Mohawk Valley define this mid-century survey of southwestern Arizona. Agricultural development is evident along the Mohawk Canal, supported by a network of levees and family-named locations such as Terry Ranch and Tyson. The southern portion of the map centers on the small settlement of Roll, where the Mohawk Valley Sch stands as a local landmark near the Southern Pacific railroad line.

North of the river, the terrain shifts into the arid expanses of the Yuma Military Reservation and the foothills of the Kofa Mountains. This area is marked by isolated water sources like Mesquite Jim Well and Renner Well, alongside signs of early mineral extraction at the Sheep Mine and several quarries. Evidence of earlier habitation persists at the Norton (Site), providing a window into the changing settlement patterns of the region.