1958 Map of Tularosa

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Elephant Butte Reservoir and the Rio Grande corridor anchor this mid-century landscape, a region defined by its complex mix of federal land management and small-scale settlement. The presence of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway running through San Antonio and the San Marcial (ruins) illustrates the shifting fortunes of rail-side towns along the river. In the east, the Jornada del Muerto plain gives way to the massive restricted zones of the Alamogordo Bombing Range and the White Sands Proving Ground, signaling the era's significant military footprint.