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1968 Map of Fallbrook

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Fallbrook
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

The town of Fallbrook is shown here during a period of significant military and agricultural presence, as mapped in the late 1960s with revisions in 1988. The landscape is dominated by the sprawling Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base and the Naval Weapons Station, which occupy much of the southern and central terrain. These installations border rugged highlands such as Redonda Mesa and Avenaloca Mesa.

Evidence of rural life and early education is found at the De Luz Sch and the remote Garnsey Ranch along De Luz Creek. A network of utility and safety infrastructure is also visible, including a Gaging Station and a Firebreak system designed to protect the wooded slopes of the Cleveland National Forest. The street grid of Fallbrook itself shows essential community hubs like the Library, Post Office, and Fallbrook High School.