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1955 Map of Roll

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Roll
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

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The Mohawk Valley landscape in the mid-1950s is defined by a sharp contrast between the irrigated agricultural lands of the Gila River basin and the arid expanse of the Yuma Proving Ground. Irrigation infrastructure is central to the settlement pattern here, with the Mohawk Canal and various levees, including the Tyson Levee, managing the water that supports the community of Roll and family-named holdings like Terry Ranch.

Transportation and education infrastructure follow the valley's floor, anchored by the Southern Pacific railroad and the Mohawk Valley Sch. To the north, the terrain rises sharply into the Castle Dome Mts, where the Wellton-Kofa Road strikes across the desert. Several Salt Wells and a Gravel Pit indicate the local reliance on groundwater and extractive resources in this sun-bleached corner of Arizona.