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1894 Map of San Francisco Mtns

Name: 1894 Topographic Map of San Francisco Mtns
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1909
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1909

About this map

Flagstaff serves as the primary hub of activity along the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad in this late nineteenth-century reconnaissance of Northern Arizona. The landscape is dominated by the volcanic heights of the San Francisco Mountains, including San Francisco Peak and Kendrick Peak. This era of the territory's development is marked by a reliance on widely dispersed water sources, as seen in the numerous labels for Rattlesnake Tanks, Turkey Tanks, and Le Roux Spring.

Evidence of early frontier settlement and military history appears at Fort Moroni, located near Elden Mesa. To the east, the terrain drops toward the Little Colorado River, featuring notable natural landmarks such as Grand Falls and Black Falls. The rail line connects the small sidings of Cosnino and Angell, illustrating the early infrastructure that facilitated movement through the high desert and ponderosa forests before the establishment of modern highway systems.