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1978 Map of Gosford, 1981 Print
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1978 Map of Gosford

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Kern City and the expanding residential outskirts of Bakersfield dominate the northern portion of this 1978 orthophotograph, where planned housing developments contrast sharply with the surrounding agricultural grid. The imagery, produced by the Geological Survey in cooperation with the Soil Conservation Service, documents the transition from high-density urban planning to the large-scale industrial farming operations of the southern San Joaquin Valley. Further south, smaller communities like Gosford, Pumpkin Center, and Old River appear as concentrated hubs amidst a geometric landscape of fields and canals. This visual record captures the precise footprint of Kern County's development during the late 1970s, illustrating the spatial relationship between its growing suburbs and the established rural settlements that defined its earlier agrarian identity.

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Map Details

Date Portrayed1978
Date Published1981
PublisherU.S. Geological Survey
Map TypeTopographic
Scale1:24,000
Physical Dimensions22 x 26.7 inches

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This is the sole edition of this map. No revisions or reprints were ever made.

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Source Details

SourceU.S. Geological Survey
CopyrightPublic Domain