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1932 Map of Delta Farms

Name: 1932 Topographic Map of Delta Farms
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1947
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1947

About this map

Kings County Dev Co Farm No 3 and Delta Farms anchor this landscape in Fresno County, revealing a period of intensive agricultural development in the San Joaquin Valley. The map's grid is dominated by a series of planned roadways named after early twentieth-century automobile manufacturers, including Cadillac Avenue, Ford Avenue, Oakland Avenue, Packard Avenue, and Stutz Avenue. This naming convention reflects the era's optimism regarding mechanized farming and modern transportation.

Running diagonally across the western sections, the Coalinga Road provides a primary transit corridor through the flat valley floor toward the Guijarral Hills to the south. Surveyed by L.O. Newsome, the map captures the transition from open terrain to structured agricultural plots, with water management indicated by features like Lake Avenue and the proximity to Cantua Creek. The precise five-foot contour intervals highlight the subtle topographical shifts across these lowlands.