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1974 Map of Valley

Name: 1974 Topographic Map of Valley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

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The Desert National Wildlife Range dominates the northern expanse of this landscape, rising toward the prominent heights of Gass Peak. In the mid-1970s, the southern portion of the quadrangle shows the clear influence of military and industrial expansion into the desert. The footprint of Nellis Air Force Base is established here, including a Skeet range and a Small Arms Range, bounded by a strictly defined Military Reservation Boundary.

Transport and extraction define the lower valley, where the Union Pacific railroad tracks run parallel to the burgeoning road network of Lamb Blvd and Forrestal Blvd. Small settlements and utility points like Valley and Substation sit near large-scale Borrow Pits and gravel operations, illustrating the transition from open wilderness to a structured military and logistical hub on the outskirts of the Las Vegas region.