1993 Map of Delano

About this map

Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park and the vast agricultural expanses of the San Joaquin Valley define this landscape during the late twentieth century. This region is characterized by a sophisticated infrastructure of irrigation and resource extraction, notably the California Aqueduct and the extensive Trico Gas Field. The map reveals the managed hydrology of the Tulare Lake Bed and the Goose Lake Bed, where a network of levees and canals supports industrial-scale farming. Large-scale institutional land use is prominent, with the Delano State Prison and Wasco-Kern Co State Prison established alongside traditional settlements like Delano, Wasco, and Shafter. Conservation efforts are visible through the Kern National Wildlife Refuge and Pixley National Wildlife Refuge, which preserve segments of the valley's original character amidst the surrounding petroleum works of the Lost Hills Oil Field.