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1948 Map of Bradley

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Bradley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

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The Salinas River valley serves as the central corridor for this late-1940s landscape, carrying the Southern Pacific railroad and anchoring settlements like Bradley and Wunpost. The terrain is defined by deep drainage systems such as Hames Valley and Swain Valley, which feed into the primary river systems. To the west and south, the presence of the Hunter Liggett Military Reservation and Camp Roberts Military Reservation signals a significant shift in land use, where former ranching lands like Nacimiento Ranch were repurposed for mid-century defense needs.

Local infrastructure including the Rosenberg Landing Field and Getty Siding highlights the area's agricultural and industrial shipping requirements. Genealogists and researchers can find evidence of small rural communities at Pleyto and community centers such as Hames Valley Hall, while landforms like Tierra Redonda Mountain and Bee Rock provide distinctive points of orientation across the Monterey and San Luis Obispo county line.