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1954 Map of Glen Ellen

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Glen Ellen
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Sonoma Mountain dominates the center of this landscape, its slopes giving rise to numerous drainages including Carriger Creek, Copeland Creek, and Asbury Creek. The eastern valleys are anchored by the institutional presence of the Sonoma State Home and Hanna Center, while the north features the personal legacy of the Jack London Ranch. The 1968 photorevisions, noted in purple, highlight the growth of Petaluma in the southwest corner and Glen Ellen in the north, showing residential expansion near the Petaluma Skyranch Airport.

Cultural history is etched into the terrain at the Petaluma Adobe State Historical Monument and the site of the Old Adobe Sch. Transportation and industry appear through the Northwestern Pacific railroad corridor and a scattering of utility features like a Quarry and Gravel Pit. The map captures a moment when agricultural holdings and private estates were increasingly transitioning into state-protected lands and expanding suburban footprints.