1942 Map of Buttonwillow
USGS Topo · Published 1942About this map
Large-scale petroleum extraction and intensive agricultural irrigation define this section of the San Joaquin Valley during the early 1940s. The southern landscape is dominated by the Naval Petroleum Reserve No 1 and the Elk Hills, while the valley floor is a complex grid of namesake ranches and water management systems. Named operations like Poplar Grove Ranch, Elk Grove Ranch, and Freeborn Bros Ranch are supported by a dense network of canals including the East Side Canal and West Side Canal.
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