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1927 Map of Burrel

Name: 1927 Topographic Map of Burrel
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1942
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1942

About this map

Fresno Slough winds through the heart of this Central Valley agricultural landscape, defining the local topography alongside Murphy Stough. The 1924 field survey reveals a region transitioning through large-scale land holdings like Burrel Ranch and West Lake Ranch, while the grid of irrigation ditches and section-line roads such as Mt Whitney Avenue and Elkhorn Avenue organize the terrain.

Rural education was decentralized during this era, evidenced by the distribution of the Elkhorn School, Bender School, and Summit Lake School among others. The rail infrastructure of the Southern Pacific and Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe corridors supported small loading points and settlements like Lanare and Burrel. Along the southern margin, the boundary between Fresno and Kings counties cuts across the Laguna De Tache grant lands.