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1952 Map of Coamo

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Coamo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

Coamo and its surrounding agricultural and mountainous terrain are meticulously detailed in this early 1950s survey. The settlement patterns reflect a mix of concentrated urban development and traditional agrarian estates, with several notable haciendas such as Hacienda Buena Vista, Hacienda Esmeralda, and Hacienda Largo marking the landscape. The iconic Carretera Central snakes through the topography, connecting the region to the island's broader transit network.

South of the main town, the thermal destination of Baños de Coamo sits along the banks of the Río Coamo. The eastern portion of the sheet is dominated by a large U. S. Military Reservation, while the educational landscape is represented by sites like the Escuela Federico Degetau. From the peaks of the Cordillera to the small rural communities of San Diego and Jacana, the map preserves the transition of mid-century Puerto Rico before modern industrialization.