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1954 Map of San Felipe Pueblo NE

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of San Felipe Pueblo NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Santo Domingo Pueblo Grant and the San Felipe Indian Reservation define the administrative and cultural landscape of this high-desert terrain in Sandoval County. The historical significance of the area is anchored by the El Camino Real, which traverses the northern section alongside the more modern Pan American Central Highway. This overlap of travel eras highlights the region's enduring role as a corridor between major northern New Mexico settlements.

Local infrastructure in the mid-1950s was characterized by wide drainage systems like Arroyo de la Vega de los Tanos and Galisteo Creek, with scattered Windmills supporting livestock operations at the Blackshare Ranch and Diamond Tail Ranch. The presence of the Mormon Battalion Monument serves as a tangible marker of nineteenth-century military history, while several Jeep Trails and Pipe Lines indicate mid-century industrial and utility expansion through the tribal lands.