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1942 Map of Bryson

Name: 1942 Topographic Map of Bryson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1942
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1942

About this map

The Hunter Liggett Military Reservation dominates this 1940s landscape, illustrating a critical period when massive tracts of California cattle country were converted for wartime training. Large family holdings and historic land grants are clearly marked, including the El Piojo Ranch, Graves Ranch, and Davis Ranch. These properties are spread across a terrain defined by the San Antonio River and Nacimiento River, where small rural communities like Jolon and Lockwood served as local hubs.

Evidence of early 20th-century industry and education is preserved through the locations of the Quicksilver Mine and scattered rural schoolhouses such as the Hesperia School and San Antonio Union Sch. The map also captures the transition between Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties along the Santa Lucia Range, showing the rugged trails and small outposts like Bryson before modern infrastructure altered the regional footprint.