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1944 Map of Dunlap

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of Dunlap
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

Squaw Valley and the high ranching country of the Sierra Nevada foothills define this 1940s landscape. Early educational and community foundations are evident through scattered local landmarks like the Squaw Valley Sch, Drum Valley Sch, and the spiritual retreat at Bethesda Springs. The terrain is marked by a complex network of canyons and flats, where small settlements like Dunlap and Miramonte serve as anchors for the surrounding livestock operations.

Large family-held territories, including the Auckland Ranch, Dixie Ranch, and Moors Creek Ranch, illustrate a rural economy built on the diverse geography of the Central Valley transition zone. Notable elevations such as Bear Mtn and Goldstein Pk overlook numerous creek systems, including Mill Creek and Cottonwood Creek, which historically dictated the placement of homesteads and early roads like the Drum Valley Road. This survey provides a record of the region's mid-century rural character before modernized water management and changing land-use patterns transformed the local topography.