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1952 Map of Crows Landing

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Crows Landing
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The Rancho Del Puerto grant boundary anchors this agricultural landscape, where the town of Patterson was developed with a distinctive radial street plan including Las Palmas Avenue and Orange Avenue. To the southeast, the rail-oriented settlement of Crows Landing sits along the Southern Pacific tracks, serving as a hub for the surrounding orchards and fields. The map documents a complex water management system vital to Central Valley farming, featuring the Delta-Mendota Canal, the Calif Aqueduct, and numerous lateral drains.

Near the San Joaquin River, the landscape shifts to riparian features like Pear Slough and Catfish Camp near the Crows Landing Bridge. A significant military footprint is visible at the Naval Auxiliary Landing Field, located west of the main railroad line. This 1952 survey, with revisions through 1980, captures the transition from traditional ranching boundaries to modern industrial-scale irrigation and aviation infrastructure.