1950 Map of Fellows

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Naval Petroleum Reserve No 2 dominates the northern landscape of this Kern County region, revealing an intensive mid-century extraction economy. The density of Oil Wells and massive Oil Tanks infrastructure throughout the Buena Vista Hills illustrates the industrial scale of the Midway-Sunset field during this era. Built specifically to support this workforce, localized settlements like Associated Oil Camp, Midway Oil Camp, and Midoil cluster near the production sites, while Midway School serves the community of Fellows. To the southwest, the terrain transitions sharply into the Temblor Range, marked by steep elevations such as Midway Pk and the deep cuts of Crocker Canyon and McLeod Canyon. This survey captures the specialized infrastructure of the oil industry, from the Midway Pumping Sta to the complex network of unnamed pipeline corridors and service tracks like Shale Road.