
The agrarian landscape of Fresno County at mid-century is defined by a complex network of irrigation ditches and sloughs, centered around the small settlements of Burrel and Lanare. The region is a center of industrial energy extraction, with the Helm Oil Field, Riverdale Oil Field, and Lanare Oil Field dominating the central sections of the survey. Transportation and water management are intricately linked here, visible in the path of the Southern Pacific (Abandoned) line and water control structures like the Stinson Weir.
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1912 · Coalinga
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1924 · Riverdale
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1925 · Helm
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1925 · Raisin
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1925 · Caruthers
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1926 · Lethent
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1927 · Burrel
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1927 · Riverdale
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1927 · Lemoore
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1931 · Wheatville
USGS Topo · 1:31,680