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1969 Map of Wagoner

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Wagoner
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The Hassayampa River carves through the heart of this Yavapai County landscape, serving as a lifeline for high-desert ranching and mining operations in the late 1960s. Small outposts like Wagoner and Minnehaha are connected by a network of primitive tracks, including a Jeep Trail and various pack trails that navigate the broken terrain of the Mc Allister Range and the Prescott National Forest.

Evidence of historical resource extraction is scattered across the sheet, from the Minnie mine near Minnehaha to various unnamed prospects tucked into the canyons. The geography is defined by evocative landmarks such as The Hole, Sugarloaf Mtn, and Wades Butte. Local life is anchored at the Diamond 2 Ranch and Minoto Ranch, while the presence of a Cem near the river provides a touchpoint for genealogists and local historians studying the early inhabitants of this remote Arizona territory.