White Sands anchors the southern portion of this landscape, where a dense grid of military-style street names like Watertown Ave, Aberdeen Ave, and Picatinny Ave indicates the infrastructure of the White Sands Missile Range. To the north, the terrain transitions into a more open desert environment marked by specific water-management features essential for survival and operations in the Tularosa Basin. Names such as Borden Tank, Haystack Tanks, and Cox Reservoir suggest a landscape where water is carefully collected and contained.
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1891 · Las Cruces
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1893 · Las Cruces
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1916 · Tonuco
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1916 · Point Of Sands
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1932 · Tonuco
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1941 · Organ Peak
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Parker Lake
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Organ Peak
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1947 · Lake Lucero
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1948 · Davies Tank
USGS Topo · 1:24,000