1967 Map of Citrus Heights

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Suburban expansion reaches the orchards and ranches of the Sacramento Valley in this late 1960s survey. The landscape is defined by the heavy infrastructure of the Southern Pacific railroad and the residential transition of Citrus Heights and Carmichael. In the southeast, the American River (labeled here as the Rio de los Americanos) features prominent dredge tailings and a Gravel Pit near Sailor Bar, testifying to the intensive resource extraction that shaped the riverbanks. The social fabric of the era is visible through a high concentration of newly built schools like Del Campo High Sch and Bella Vista High Sch, alongside established institutions like American River College and several large memorial parks, including Mt Calvary Cemetery. Northward, the U S Mil Res and U S Military Res indicate the significant Cold War-era defense presence at the edge of North Highlands.