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1966 Map of Crescent City

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Crescent City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Crescent City serves as the focal point of this coastal survey, showing the community just as it appeared in the mid-1960s before modern expansion. The town grid is meticulously detailed, extending from Front St past the Fairgrounds to the County Hospital. Along the rugged Pacific coastline, the map documents significant landmarks such as Point St George and Castle Rock, as well as the unique hydrological system of Lake Earl and Lake Talawa separated from Pelican Bay by a stretch of Sand Dunes.

Further inland, the transition from coastal wetlands to dense timberland is evident within Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park. The map captures the agricultural and residential pockets of the era, including the settlement of Fort Dick and the McLaughlin Ranch. Local social history is preserved through the locations of numerous schools like Crescent Elk Sch and Pine Grove Sch, as well as a Drive-in Theater and the SS Emidio Memorial near the shore.