1891 Map of Wabuska

About this map

Wabuska serves as a vital railroad junction in the high desert of western Nevada, where the Colorado Railroad stretches across the landscape south of the Carson River. This late nineteenth-century survey, conducted by A.H. Thompson and E.M. Douglas, captures a network of early settlements and wagon roads connecting the Mason Valley and Churchill Valley. Isolated outposts like Stockton Well and Howard punctuate the arid terrain, illustrating the critical importance of water sources and transit corridors in this era.