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1953 Map of Clarksville

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Clarksville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

The South Fork American River corridor and the expansive Folsom Lake dominate this landscape during a period of transition for El Dorado and Sacramento counties. The map captures the interface between old-world agriculture and emerging development, highlighted by the abandoned Live Oak Sch (Aban'd) and the historic settlement of Clarksville. To the southwest, the industrial legacy of the region is visible through Dredge Tailings along Willow Cr and a Quarry near Marble Valley Creek.

Transportation networks define the southern portion of the sheet, where the Southern Pacific railroad runs through White Rock, paralleling the growing infrastructure of El Dorado Hills. Natural water features like Bass Lake and the meandering Carson Cr contrast with man-made landmarks such as the Mormon Hill Landing Strip and the Mormon Island Dam area, showing a terrain being actively reshaped by water management and aviation.