1954 Map of Edison

About this map

Edison and Di Giorgio serve as the primary hubs in this agricultural and industrial landscape of Kern County. The map captures a high degree of development driven by the local petroleum industry, dominated by the Edison Oil Field and the Racetrack Oil Field. These fields are marked by a dense network of derricks and infrastructure, including numerous oil sumps. The intersection of heavy transit and resource extraction is evident where the Southern Pacific and Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroads parallel each other through the center of the sheet. Further south, the map details worker settlements such as Camp 10 A, Camp 10 B, and Camp 8, alongside a notable Winery. The eastern edge is defined by the wash of Caliente Creek, showing the transition from the flat valley floor to the rising foothills.