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1952 Map of Gilsizer Slough

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Gilsizer Slough
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Gilsizer Slough meanders through the heart of the Sacramento Valley in this mid-century view of Sutter County agriculture. The landscape is a testament to hydraulic engineering, featuring the extensive Sutter By-Pass and the Tisdale By-Pass designed to manage seasonal flooding. Evidence of the region's evolving infrastructure is visible in the Live Oak Canal (Abandoned) and the Sacramento Northern rail line, which served the small communities and rural outposts like Oswald.

Social and educational centers are well-defined, including Grace Church, Lincoln Sch, and Central Gaither Union School. The presence of the KUBA Radio Towers and the Bogue Country Club indicates the modernization of the area's communication and recreation during the post-war era. Meanwhile, the western edge of the map preserves the natural wetlands of the Sutter National Wildlife Refuge, contrasting with the orderly grid of local roads like Bogue Road and Oswald Road that delineate the surrounding orchards and fields.