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1917 Map of Cholame

Name: 1917 Topographic Map of Cholame
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1933
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1933

About this map

Parkfield and Shandon anchor this early 20th-century landscape where the boundaries of Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Fresno, Kings, and Kern counties converge. The terrain is dominated by the parallel ridges of the Diablo Range, the Temblor Range, and the Cholame Hills, creating a complex of valleys and canyons such as Antelope Valley and the Kettleman Plain. This era was marked by diverse land use, from ranching at the Sacramento Ranch and Estrella Ranch to industrial activities represented by the Patriquin Quicksilver Mine and Kings Quicksilver Mine near Table Mountain.

Regional infrastructure in the 1910s is visible through the Shandon Pumping Sta and Antelope Pumping Sta, while local education is documented by several rural schoolhouses including Melville School and Alliance School. The presence of Polonio Pass and the Paso Robles Road suggests the established travel routes connecting the inland valleys with the coast. Named landmarks like The Dark Hole and Devils Den provide unique geographic identifiers for researchers tracking early California settlement patterns.