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1958 Map of Chico

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Chico
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Beale Air Force Base dominates the southern landscape of this mid-century survey, situated between the agricultural lowlands of the Sacramento River and the rising timberlands of the Sierra Nevada. The map captures the region’s hydraulic and industrial infrastructure, showing the extensive Southern Pacific and Western Pacific rail lines that connected the valley settlements of Marysville, Yuba City, and Chico to the mountain passes.

Gold Country heritage is visible in the layout of Grass Valley and Nevada City, while the expansion of water management is evidenced by the Bullards Bar Reservoir and Little Grass Valley Res. From the high peaks like Grizzly Mtn to the shoreline of Lake Tahoe, the survey documents a landscape of state and national forests, including the Lassen National Forest and Tahoe National Forest, during a period of significant post-war development and resource management.