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1952 Map of Butte City

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Butte City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1992
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1992

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The Sacramento River flows along the western edge of this landscape, its path defined by prominent levees and the shifting curves of Boggs Bend Slough. The area's complex drainage network is a defining characteristic, featuring numerous waterways such as Angel Slough, Campbell Slough, and Drumheller Slough that lace through the lowlands between the river and Butte Creek to the east. Large historical land divisions including Rancho Llano Seco and the Aguas Frias Grant Boundary reflect the region's early ranching heritage.

Local life centers on the settlement at Butte City and the smaller community of Afton. Genealogists and local historians can locate the Union Sch, the Butte City Cemetery, and the Marvin Chapel Cemetery, which serve as physical markers of the 1950s rural social structure. Industrial activity is represented by scattered Gas Wells, while the Biggs Princeton Road provides a primary east-west transit link across the slough-heavy terrain.