1962 Map of San Simon

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Old Fort Bowie and the surrounding high desert terrain define this borderland region during the early twentieth century. The landscape is a study in early Western infrastructure, dominated by the Southern Pacific railroad corridor which links small trackside settlements like Bowie, Holt, Olga, and San Simon. To the south, the peaks of the Chiricahua Mountains rise sharply, containing the Chiricahua National Monument and industrial sites such as the Marble Quarries and Willie Rose Mine.