1895 Map of Chico

About this map

Chico serves as the central hub of this late-19th-century landscape, where the flat valley floor meets the rising Sierra Nevada foothills. The transit corridors of the Southern Pacific R. R. and the San Francisco and Portland Line define the agricultural lowlands, while the canyons to the east are carved by Big Chico Creek and Butte Creek. This terrain is dotted with early industry, particularly timber and milling operations like Keefer's Mill and Hupps Mill.