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1951 Map of Dos Pueblos Canyon

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Dos Pueblos Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

Los Dos Pueblos spans a landscape of coastal terraces and deep canyons reaching into the Santa Ynez Mountains. The 1951 topography, later updated in 1982, reveals a rural-to-suburban transition as coastal Santa Barbara County began to develop its canyon floors and mesas. The Southern Pacific railroad hugs the shoreline, passing the small settlement of Naples, while significant energy infrastructure is evident through Oil Wells and Oil Tanks clustered near the Pacific Ocean at Coal Oil Point.

Education and agriculture are marked by the Ellwood Union Sch and the Devereaux Ranch Sch, reflecting the community's mid-century footprint. Resource management is documented through the Glen Annie Res and the Aqueduct, which support the development of these arid hillsides. The northern portion of the map is dominated by the Los Padres National Forest, preserving the drainages of Tecolote Canyon and Eagle Canyon before they discharge into the Santa Barbara Channel.