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1943 Map of Willcox

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Willcox
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

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Sulphur Spring Valley dominates this wartime-era survey of southeastern Arizona, showing a landscape defined by extensive ranching and the crucial corridor of the Southern Pacific Railroad Pass. The town of Willcox is the primary hub, situated near the Airport and a local Cem, with the Southern Pacific Railroad running southeast through the small stations of Drury and Raso.

A network of family-named holdings like the Fischer Ranch, Gillman Ranch, and Brookerson Ranch highlights the agrarian settlement pattern of the high desert. To the north and west, the terrain rises into the Crook National Forest and the Winchester Mountains. The presence of the Stewart Sch and numerous wells and springs, including Apache Spr and Willow Spr, illustrates the vital importance of water management for sustaining the local cattle industry and remote communities in this period.