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1951 Map of Cairns Corner

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Cairns Corner
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

Governor Earl Warren and state engineers oversaw the documentation of this agricultural landscape in the San Joaquin Valley during the mid-century. The map captures a transition in rural education and aviation, noted by the presence of the Prairie Center Sch (Aban'd) and multiple landing strips including Rankin Airfield and the Exeter-Lindsay Airport. The terrain is defined by an intricate network of water management, with Porter Slough and the North Branch Tule River cutting through the southern sections.

Local commerce and transit center around small hubs like Plainview, Cairns Corner, and Spinks Corner. The grid-like road system, featuring named routes such as Tulare Lindsay Highway and Strathmore Road, illustrates the intensive irrigation and farming development of the era. Natural drainage features like Inside Outside Creek and Nigger Slough are shown alongside early industrial markers like a Sewage Disposal site, providing a clear look at Tulare County's mid-century infrastructure.