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1943 Map of Sells

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Sells
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

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The Papago Indian Reservation centers on the settlement of Sells, which serves as a vital hub along the Ajo-Tucson Highway during the early 1940s. The landscape is defined by the massive Comobabi Mts and Artesa Mountains, where extractive industry is marked by the Green Mine, Midnite Mine, and Jaeger Mine.

South of the main settlement, a network of washes like the Fresnal Wash and Vamori Wash cross the desert plains near established communities such as Topawa and Vopolo Havoka. Local spiritual and civic life is anchored by the San Solano Mission and the Lourdes Ch near Ali Chuk Son. The presence of the Landing Field and the Topawa P O indicates a developed infrastructure of communication and travel connecting these remote desert outposts during the war years.