1955 Map of Tortuga
USGS Topo · Published 1955About this map
The Chocolate Mountains and the arid expanse of the East Mesa dominate this mid-century survey of Imperial County. The landscape is a study in survival and infrastructure, defined by the Coachella Canal cutting across the desert floor and the heavy presence of the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, which occupies the northern reaches. Water, or the lack thereof, is the central theme, evidenced by several marked desert sources such as Barth Well and Melson Well.
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Editions of this 1955 Tortuga Map
3 editions found
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