
The town of Buttonwillow serves as the central hub in this survey of Kern County's agricultural and industrial landscape during the early 1930s. The region is defined by an extensive water management network, including the Garden Canal, East Side Canal, and the Main Drainage Ditch, which support large-scale landholdings such as the Miller and Lux Headquarters Ranch and Palomas Ranch. This infrastructure transformed the arid valley floor into productive territory for ranching and settlement.
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1910 · Buena Vista Lake
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1912 · McKittrick
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1912 · Buena Vista Lake
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1914 · Lost Hills
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1927 · Semitropic
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1929 · Coles Levee
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1930 · Leonards
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1930 · Wasco
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1931 · Rio Bravo
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1931 · Lokern
USGS Topo · 1:31,680