1968 Map of Valentine

About this map

The Hualapai Indian Reservation occupies much of this Mohave County landscape, where the dramatic Grand Wash Cliffs separate the high plateau from the lower Hualapai Valley. The settlement of Valentine serves as a focal point along the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad, featuring the local Valentine PO and nearby Valentine PO Spring. The map documents a critical transportation and utility corridor, where the historic route of 66 winds through Truxton Canyon alongside a major Pipeline and Aqueduct. Water management is central to the area's survival, evidenced by numerous named tanks and springs like Crozier Canyon Spring Water Tank and Grapevine Spring. Further south, the map captures the outskirts of Hackberry and the branching drainage of Truxton Wash, illustrating the rugged infrastructure of the Arizona high desert in the late 1960s.