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1929 Map of Ducor

Name: 1929 Topographic Map of Ducor
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1929
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1929

About this map

Terra Bella and Ducor anchor this agricultural landscape during the late 1920s, a period defined by the expanding infrastructure of California's Central Valley. The map captures the sophisticated rail and transit networks necessary for moving the region's produce, featuring the Southern Pacific, the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe, and the Orange Belt lines. These tracks run parallel to the Pacific Highway, illustrating the transition of transportation dominance from rail to road.

Water management is central to the land's utility, marked by the flow of Deer Creek and the presence of an Old Channel to the north. Rural social structures are evidenced by the Wheatland Sch and the development of the Deer Creek Colony. An Edison Transmission Line cuts through the western sections, signaling the modernization and electrification of these farming communities as they transitioned from frontier settlements to integrated industrial-agricultural hubs.