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1954 Map of Guernsey

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Guernsey
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

Guernsey sits at the intersection of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad and Kansas Ave, serving as a central point for this mid-1950s agricultural landscape. The region is defined by a complex network of hydrological engineering, where natural drainage features like Sand Slough and Lone Oak Slough have been integrated into a grid of irrigation canals and extensive Percolation Basins. This system supported the transition of the San Joaquin Valley floor into a highly managed landscape of industrial farming.

Evidence of shifting settlement patterns appears at the Paddock School (Aban'd), while a designated Labor Camp near Cross Creek reflects the era's reliance on organized seasonal workforces. The topography, revised through 1954 field checks, reveals how roads like Tulare Lake Ave and Nevada Ave partitioned the land into precise blocks, effectively taming the former wetlands of the Mussel Slough district.