1953 Map of Dunnigan

About this map

Agricultural water management and rail transportation define the landscape of the Sacramento Valley in this mid-century survey. The Southern Pacific railroad corridor anchors the small settlements of Dunnigan and Hershey, where the valley floor meets the rising western hills. To the east, the extensive engineering of the Colusa Basin Drainage Canal and the Wilkins Slough Main Irrigation Canal illustrates the intensive irrigation systems required to transform the basin into productive farmland. Genealogists will find local family and community history at Johns Cem and the Johns District School, while the crossing of Buckeye Creek and the presence of numerous windmills and levees highlight the continuous effort to control the region's seasonal water flow along the Colusa and Yolo county line.