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1946 Map of Barceloneta

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

USGS Topo · Published 1946

About this map

The coastal industrial and agricultural landscapes of northern Puerto Rico are defined by the sugar economy in this mid-1940s survey. Large-scale operations like Central Plazuela and Central Monserrate dominate the lowlands, connected by the extensive tracks of the American Railroad of Puerto Rico. The map illustrates a transitional period where industrial sugar production and maritime transport converged at the mouths of the Río Grande de Manatí and Caño Tiburones.

Away from the central mills, the terrain rises into the mogotes and sinkholes of the interior, where settlements like Sabana Hoyos and Asomante are found. Local infrastructure is noted by landmarks such as the Escuela Segunda Unidad de Sabana Hoyos, reflecting the rural development of the era. Coastal points from Pta Palmas Altas to Pta Boquilla frame a landscape of salt marshes and agricultural canals essential to the regional economy.