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1946 Map of Academy

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Academy
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

The community of Academy and its surrounding foothills in Fresno County are captured here during the mid-1940s, a period when the landscape was defined by cattle ranching and stone extraction. The presence of the Academy Granite Quarry near the southern edge of the sheet points to the area's geological importance, specifically the production of black granite that was used extensively throughout the state. Large family holdings like the Blasingame Ranch and Shide Ranch dominate the central terrain, illustrating the rural character of this region before modern subdivision.

Prominent topographic features such as Table Mountain and Corlew Mountain rise above the drainage systems of Little Dry Creek and Sales Creek. These watercourses, though often seasonal, were vital for the scattered homesteads and the Sentinel Sch near the northern boundary. The network of dirt and light-duty roads, including Auberry Road and Tollhouse Road, shows the traditional routes connecting these remote ranching outposts to the larger valley below.