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1954 Map of Aguanga

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Aguanga
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

The high desert landscape where Riverside and San Diego counties meet is documented here through a network of valley settlements and seasonal waterways. Aguanga sits at the western edge of the quadrangle, serving as a gateway to the high-elevation terrain of the Cleveland National Forest. Further south and east, the settlement of Oak Grove marks a historic transit point along Temecula Creek, noted by the Camp Wright Historical Marker and an adjacent Ranger Station.

Transitioning from the open Aguanga Valley into more secluded areas like Dameron Valley and Chihuahua Valley, the map captures a rural interior defined by ranching and Indigenous land. The northern portion is dominated by the Cahuilla Indian Reservation and the prominent heights of Billy Goat Mountain. Water remains the primary shaper of the landscape, from the isolated Dry Ranch to various scattered springs and reservoirs that supported local homesteads and travel across this arid expanse.