1927 Map of Burrel

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Laguna De Tache land grant territory defines this portion of the San Joaquin Valley, where a sophisticated network of water management and rail transport supported early 20th-century agriculture. The meandering course of the Fresno Slough and Murphy Slough are countered by the rigid geometry of the Crescent Ditch and numerous irrigation channels that transformed this arid landscape. Small rural school districts, including Elkhorn School, Bender School, and Summit Lake School, are spaced at regular intervals, marking the dispersed nature of the farm-based population.