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1953 Map of Escalon

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Escalon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

Agricultural irrigation networks and transcontinental rail lines define the Central Valley landscape of Escalon in the early 1950s. The town serves as a hub where the Southern Pacific and the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe and railroads intersect, facilitating the movement of local produce. A dense grid of named roads like Henry Road and Grant Road connects outlying communities such as Valley Home and Cometa.

Evidence of local history and rural life is prominent through several schools, including Lone Tree Sch, Dent Union Sch, and Union High Sch. The southern border of the map follows the winding Stanislaus River, where a complex system of water management is visible via the Irrigation Canal, Thalheim Canal, and numerous laterals like the Fairbanks Lateral. Genealogists will find the Burwood Cem and the small siding at Huntley particularly useful for tracing mid-century family locations.