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1960 Map of Aguadilla

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Aguadilla
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

The coastal military presence at Ramey Air Force Base and the US Reservation anchors the northern coastline of this 1960 revision, showing a landscape defined by both strategic defense and local commerce. The urban core of Aguadilla stretches along the Bahia de Aguadilla, flanked by neighborhoods like Tamarindo and Higüey. To the south, the terrain transitions into the fertile valley of the Río Culebrinas, where the settlement of Aguada and the Coloso area are situated among a network of small streams including Río Culebra and Río Guayabo.

Infrastructure of the era is clearly visible through the Via Del Ferrocarril and landmarks such as the Canteras Aguadilla and the Planta de Filtración. Educational and social institutions, including the Escuela Superior and Colegio San Carlos, provide critical points of interest for genealogists tracing family life in the mid-century. The topography rises toward the Cordillera Jaicoa, offering a view of the varied elevations from Cerro Vigía to the coastal cliffs of Punta Borinquen.