1949 Map of Fiddletown

About this map

The Shenandoah Valley of the California gold country is captured here during the late 1940s, a landscape defined by its deep river canyons and upland agricultural pockets. The Cosumnes River and its various forks, including the South Fork and North Fork Middle Fork, carve through the region, while man-made water systems like the Plymouth Ditch and other unnamed Ditch segments trace the contours of the hills. This network of water reflects the area's transition from intensive mining to a more varied rural economy.