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Edgar, CA maps

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  1. 1915 Map of El Centro
    1915 Map of El Centro
    1915 El Centro
    1915 Print · USGS
    The Imperial Valley was rapidly developing into an agricultural powerhouse in the decade before the Great War. You can trace early irrigation networks through West Side Main Canal and locate early settlements like Dixieland, Silsbee, and 101 Ranch.
  4. 1940 Map of Brawley, 1955 Print
    1940 Map of Brawley, 1955 Print
    1940 Brawley
    1955 Print · USGS
    The Imperial Valley's complex irrigation and rail network is captured here just before the mid-century. Researchers can trace family-named schools and sidings like Lantana Sch, Silsbee Sch, and Wilsie Siding among the canals of the early valley economy.
  7. 1942 Map of El Centro
    1942 Map of El Centro
    1942 El Centro
    1942 Print · USGS
    The Imperial Valley and the California-Mexico border are captured during the peak of World War II-era desert development. Genealogists and historians can trace defunct school districts like Meloland Sch and Sandia, or follow the path of the Inter-California Railroad across the international line.
    2 unique versions available
  10. 1943 Map of Brawley, 1945 Print
    1943 Map of Brawley, 1945 Print
    1943 Brawley
    1945 Print · USGS
    The Imperial Valley's desert-to-farmland transformation is on full display here during the mid-1940s. Researchers can trace the vast irrigation network of the Westside Main Canal and locate vanished rural schoolhouses like Silsbee Sch and Lantana Sch..
  13. 1954 Map of El Centro
    1954 Map of El Centro
    1954 El Centro
    1954 Print · USGS
    The Imperial Valley was at its mid-century agricultural peak when this survey recorded its vast irrigation network and desert borderlands. Researchers can trace the path of the All American Canal or locate local landmarks like Lantana School and the Tumco Mines.
  16. 1955 Map of El Centro
    1955 Map of El Centro
    1955 El Centro
    1955 Print · USGS
    The Imperial Valley and the Colorado River borderlands are captured here in the mid-fifties during the peak of the region's irrigation-driven expansion. Researchers can trace the desert's industrial history through the Tumco Mines, the Yuma Test Branch, and rural landmarks like the Palmetto School.
  19. 1957 Map of Seeley, 1958 Print
    1957 Map of Seeley, 1958 Print
    1957 Seeley
    1958 Print · USGS
    The desert landscape of Seeley and the Imperial Valley comes alive in the late fifties as a hub of military aviation and irrigation. Genealogists and local historians can trace rural school sites like Lantana School and Silsbee School (Aban'd) or the extensive El Centro Naval Auxiliary Air Station.
    5 unique versions available
  22. 1957 Map of Brawley, 1961 Print
    1957 Map of Brawley, 1961 Print
    1957 Brawley
    1961 Print · USGS
    The Imperial Valley's agricultural heartland thrived in the late fifties through an immense network of irrigation and rail. Genealogists and local historians can trace family roots through numerous local schools like Oakley Sch and burial sites including Memory Gardens Cem and Imperial Cem.
  25. 1958 Map of El Centro, 1972 Print
    1958 Map of El Centro, 1972 Print
    1958 El Centro
    1972 Print · USGS
    The Imperial Valley's agricultural heartland and the Colorado River's edge are captured here during a period of massive water infrastructure and military expansion. Genealogists and historians can trace old mining sites like the Ferguson Mine, desert outposts such as Ogilby, and early rail lines including the San Diego and Arizona Eastern.
    4 unique versions available
  28. 1961 Map of El Centro
    1961 Map of El Centro
    1961 El Centro
    1961 Print · USGS
    The California-Arizona borderlands come alive in this early sixties record of desert irrigation and military expansion. Genealogists and researchers can trace the engineering of the All American Canal and locate vanished sites like Araz and the Imperial County Tuberculosis Sanatorium.
  31. 1964 Map of El Centro
    1964 Map of El Centro
    1964 El Centro
    1964 Print · USGS
    The agricultural heart of the California desert and the military test ranges of Arizona are revealed in this mid-century study. Genealogists and historians can trace the paths of the Southern Pacific railroad and the All American Canal near El Centro and Yuma.
  34. 1989 Map of El Centro, 1990 Print
    1989 Map of El Centro, 1990 Print
    1989 El Centro
    1990 Print · USGS
    The Imperial Valley and the international border come alive in this late-eighties survey of high-desert agriculture and military aviation. Researchers can trace the development of Calexico and Mexicali or locate landmarks like the Lechuga Store and Plaster City.
  37. 2012 Map of Seeley, 2012 Print
    2012 Map of Seeley, 2012 Print
    2012 Seeley
    2012 Print · USGS
    Covers Edgar, including Seeley, Imperial County, and other nearby areas
  40. 2015 Map of Seeley, 2015 Print
    2015 Map of Seeley, 2015 Print
    2015 Seeley
    2015 Print · USGS
    Covers Edgar, including Seeley, Imperial County, and other nearby areas
  43. 2018 Map of Seeley, 2018 Print
    2018 Map of Seeley, 2018 Print
    2018 Seeley
    2018 Print · USGS
    Covers Edgar, including Seeley, Imperial County, and other nearby areas
  46. 2021 Map of Seeley, 2021 Print
    2021 Map of Seeley, 2021 Print
    2021 Seeley
    2021 Print · USGS
    The Imperial Valley's complex irrigation network and military presence are on full display in the early 2020s. Genealogists and historians can trace the development of Seeley and Edgar alongside prominent landmarks like the El Centro Naval Air Facility and the New River.
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