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1958 Map of Sahuarita

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Sahuarita
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

The Santa Cruz River valley south of Tucson reveals a landscape defined by ranching, mining, and military utility during the late 1950s. At the heart of the region, Sahuarita and Continental serve as the primary hubs of settlement along the highway and rail corridor. To the east, the rugged foothills of the Santa Rita Mountains harbor the legacy of the copper industry at Helvetia, where a Cem stands as a quiet marker of the community's early residents.

Large-scale land use is evident in the expansive Sahuarita Bombing and Gunnery Range, which occupies a significant portion of the northern terrain. This interplay between agricultural life at places like Mt Fagan Ranch and the specialized needs of the military and the Santa Rita Experimental Range provides a clear view of how Pima County was managed and utilized before the suburban growth of later decades reached this far south.