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1954 Map of Brentwood

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Brentwood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Brentwood and Oakley serve as the primary hubs in this mid-century view of the East Bay's agricultural interior. The landscape is defined by an intricate network of water management and transit, where the Contra Costa Canal and Mokelumne Aqueduct cut across the terrain to support the region's orchards and fields. Evidence of early settlement is visible near the Mt Diablo Base Line, including the John Marsh Historical Marker in Briones Valley.

The industrial and social bones of the county are clear through the competition of the Southern Pacific Railroad and the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, which spurred the growth of smaller stops like Knightsen and Neroly. Family and community history is preserved at the Point of Timber Cemetery and local landmarks like Liberty Union HS, marking a time when small schoolhouses like Lone Tree Sch still anchored the outlying valleys.