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1956 Map of Greenfield

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Greenfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

The agricultural landscape of the Salinas Valley is meticulously detailed in this mid-century survey, centered on the growing community of Greenfield. West of the Salinas River, the town's street grid is flanked by the Greenfield Cemetery and Oak Park, while a network of roads like Central Ave and Lagomarsino Ave defines the surrounding farmland. The Southern Pacific railroad parallels the river, connecting the smaller settlements of Metz and Elsa to the regional economy.

To the east, the terrain rises sharply into the Gabilan Range, where canyons such as Saucito Canyon and San Carlos Canyon cut through the San Lorenzo and Soberanes grants. This survey captures a transitional moment for Monterey County infrastructure, documenting a Landing Strip, the Los Ositos Substation, and the King City North Base alongside older land grant boundaries like the Posa De Los Ositos.