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1952 Map of Santa Fe

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Santa Fe
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

Santa Fe is captured here in the early 1950s, a period of transition where modern expansion begins to meet long-standing institutional and land grant boundaries. The urban core is anchored by the State Capitol, while the western edge is defined by significant federal and state facilities, including the U S Indian School and the U S Army Brun General Hospital (inactive). The surrounding landscape is etched by a complex network of arroyos, such as Arroyo de los Chamisos and Arroyo de la Piedra, which flow from the higher elevations of Atalaya Mtn toward the Santa Fe River.

Cultural and educational institutions are prominent throughout the quadrangle, from St Michaels College to the Museum of International Folk Art. The map also illustrates the legacy of Spanish land grants, marking the limits of the Juan de Gabaldon Grant and the San Sebastian de Vargas Grant. Transportation and industry are represented by the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad and several active and inactive Quarries tucked into the foothills.