1942 Map of Ruby

About this map

Ruby stands as a focal point in this 1939 survey of the southern Arizona borderlands, a landscape defined by the Coronado National Forest and a series of sharp mountain ranges including the Tumacacori Mountains and Pajarito Mountains. The era's mining activity is heavily documented through local operations such as the Dos Amigos Mine, St Patrick Mine, and White Oak Mine. This region, documented just before the mid-century, reveals a network of remote ranching outposts like Bear Valley Ranch and Blankenship Ranch that relied on a complex system of springs and tanks, including Agua Blanca Spr and Tonto Tank. The presence of the Pena Blanca CCC Camp reflects Depression-era federal work projects in this high-desert terrain, while the Atascosa Lookout provides a strategic view over the canyons leading toward the United States-Mexico border.