1947 Map of Careaga Canyon

About this map

The Solomon Hills and the winding Los Alamos Valley define the rugged topography of this Santa Barbara County landscape in the years following World War II. Extensive Oil Fields dominate the central terrain around the settlement of Palmer, indicating the area's mid-century petroleum production. Along the northern edge, the Sisquoc River passes the community of Sisquoc, where a Water Tower and a Crushed Rock and Gravel Mine mark the local industry near a Dismantled Railroad.