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1943 Map of Cummings Mountain

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Cummings Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1950
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1950

About this map

Southern Pacific tracks wind through the complex mountain geography of Kern County, navigating the famous loop near Walong and Marcel during the mid-1940s. This survey captures a specific social and institutional landscape within the high valleys, notably featuring the California Institution For Women (Abandoned) and medical facilities like the Stonybrook Retreat and Kern Co Preventorium. These sites, along with the Keene PO and Woodford, highlight the area's role as a mountain sanctuary and transit corridor.

The map reveals a patchwork of early ranching life across Cummings Valley and Brite Valley, where family-named operations such as Brodines Ranch, Cummings Ranch, and the expansive Tejon Ranch are clearly demarcated. Educational history is preserved through the locations of the Cummings Valley Sch and the Indian Sch, reflecting the diverse communities that settled near Bear Mountain and the watercourses of Tejon Creek and Tehachapi Creek.