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1950 Map of Exeter

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Exeter
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1952
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1952

About this map

The Venice Hills rise sharply above an intricate network of irrigation and industry in this mid-century survey of the San Joaquin Valley. The landscape is defined by the complex water management of the Tulare Irrigation District Canal and Peoples Ditch, which support the intensive agriculture surrounding Farmersville and the city of Exeter. Evidence of the region's social and economic structure is visible at the Tulare County Farm Labor Supply Center near Linnel PO, alongside several local educational landmarks like Elbow School and Locust Grove Sch.

Rail transport anchors the area's towns, with the Southern Pacific, Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe, and Visalia Electric lines converging to move the valley's produce. Notable rural features include the Sequoia State Fish Hatchery and the Deep Creek Cem, providing a detailed look at the infrastructure of Tulare County before later twentieth-century expansions changed the rural character of settlements like East Farmersville and Venice Cove.