1966 Map of Sheep Springs

About this map

The Navajo Indian Reservation landscape in the mid-1960s is defined here by the drainage networks of the Tuntsa Wash and Sheep Springs Wash. At the center of the sheet, the north-south corridor of Route 666 serves as the primary artery connecting the small settlement of Sheep Springs to the surrounding high desert. To the northwest, the isolated label of Black House and the rising profile of Grey Mesa stand out against the arid terrain. The map records a snapshot of localized land use, including a Well and a Gravel Pit south of the main settlement, during a period when land lines had not yet been established across much of this territory.