1948 Map of Boucher Hill

About this map

Boucher Hill Lookout stands as a central sentinel over a landscape defined by the intersection of mountain peaks and tribal lands in mid-century San Diego County. This 1948 survey reveals a terrain organized by the Mission Indian Reserve, Pauma Indian Res, and the La Jolla Indian Reservation. The San Luis Rey River winds through the valley floor, passing through Rincon and the Rincon Indian Reservation, while higher elevations such as Palomar Mountain and Morgan Hill are heavily wooded within the Cleveland National Forest. Evidence of local industry and social infrastructure appears in the Mack Mine, the Happyland Sanitarium at the southern edge, and the Pauma Valley Sch. For genealogists, the map is particularly valuable for its notation of three distinct burial sites: Pauma Valley Cem, St Bartholomew Cem, and an Indian Cem.