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1922 Map of Gregg

Name: 1922 Topographic Map of Gregg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1922
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1922

About this map

The agricultural and transit corridor of central California unfolds here during the early 1920s, a period defined by the dominance of the railroad in the San Joaquin Valley. Two major rail systems, the Southern Pacific and the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe, bisect the landscape, dictating the placement of small rural junctions like Trigo and Gregg. These small settlements serve as hubs for the surrounding farmsteads, connected by a nascent road network including the State Highway and the Madera and Friant Road.

Surface water patterns reveal the seasonal nature of the valley's drainage, with Little Dry Creek, Cottonwood Creek, and Root Creek meandering through the terrain. The presence of the Service School reflects the decentralized community structure of the era, where one-room schoolhouses were common fixtures of the rural landscape before the consolidation of modern districts. This survey, conducted by Charles Hartmann and R.F. Wilcoxon, provides a precise record of the land before large-scale water management projects fundamentally altered the regional topography.