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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

The agrarian landscape of southern Tulare County is captured here during a period of significant infrastructural expansion. Central to the region is Terra Bella, situated along the Pacific Highway, serving as a hub for the surrounding orchards and the Deer Creek Colony. The map illustrates a complex network of transportation, where the Southern Pacific and Orange Belt railroads converge near Ducor, while the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe line cuts a diagonal path across the eastern terrain.

Hydrological features like Deer Creek and the Old Channel define the topography, supporting the development of local education at the Wheatland Sch. The inclusion of the Edison Transmission Line running parallel to the valley floor underscores the modernization of the California interior in the late 1920s, providing genealogists and historians a precise look at the placement of early utility corridors and railroad junctions.