1932 Map of Fairfax School

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Agricultural development and early irrigation networks define this portion of Kern County just south of Bakersfield. The landscape is dominated by the complex engineering of the Eastside Canal, Kern Island Canal, and White Wolf Canal, which transformed these arid plains into a productive citrus and farming region. The convergence of the Southern Pacific and A T & S F railroads at Magunden and Lamont highlights the area's importance as a shipping hub for the valley's output during the early 1930s.