
Santa Clara Valley agriculture and transit corridors are documented here in the mid-1950s, centered on the southern outskirts of Gilroy and the historical site of Old Gilroy. The landscape is dominated by the confluence of the Uvas Creek and Llagas Creek, which feed into the Pajaro River as it cuts westward through the Pajaro Gap. This natural gateway between the Santa Cruz Mountains and the Sargent Hills served as a vital bottleneck for the Southern Pacific railroad and regional roads.
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10 editions found
1915 · San Juan Bautista
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1917 · Morgan Hill
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1917 · San Juan Bautista
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1919 · Hollister
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1921 · Gilroy Hot Springs
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1921 · Hollister
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1923 · Hollister
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1939 · Morgan Hill
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1939 · Gilroy Hot Springs
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1939 · San Juan Bautista
USGS Topo · 1:62,500