1952 Map of Bethany

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Victoria Island and the complex waterways of the San Joaquin Delta define this 1952 landscape, where the Old River meanders through a network of engineered levees and canals. The map illustrates a critical era of California water infrastructure, featuring the newly established Delta-Mendota Canal and the massive Tracy Pumping Sta alongside the Tracy Substation. These modern industrial additions contrast with the established agricultural settlements of Bethany and Herdlyn, which are connected by the Southern Pacific railroad line.