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1963 Map of Caruthers

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Caruthers
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The town of Caruthers serves as the focal point for this mid-century topographic portrait of Fresno County agriculture. Established at the intersection of Caruthers Ave and Mountain View Ave, the community is surrounded by a dense network of irrigation infrastructure essential to the San Joaquin Valley. Water management is visibly prioritized through the Lampee Canal, Wristen Canal, and several family-named irrigation lines like the Rose Stevens Ditch.

Social and educational hubs are scattered throughout the rural landscape, including the Union HS and several outlying schoolhouses like the Alvina Sch and Pacific Union Sch. In the northern section, the small settlement of Bowles is marked by the Bowles Ch. A unique landmark, the Four Acres Sanitarium, and the small Prather Pond provide specific points of interest for local historians studying the era's land use. The map also documents the transition of transportation, from the grid of named avenues to the presence of a localized Landing Strip.