1947 Map of Buckingham Mtn

About this map

Jerseydale and Darrah serve as the primary human outposts in this landscape dominated by the canyons and ridges of the Sierra National Forest. The 1947 field check captures a period when small-scale sawmills were active in the vicinity of Skelton Ridge and Snyder Ridge, indicating a working mountain economy centered on timber and mining. Evidence of older industry appears at the Comet Mine (Aband) near the South Fork Merced River, while the presence of the Buckingham Mtn Sch and the Mariposa Guard Sta underscores the community and administrative infrastructure established in these Mariposa County foothills.