
The Guijarral Hills Oil Field dominates this 1956 landscape in western Fresno County, illustrating the heavy industrial footprint of mid-century petroleum extraction. A dense network of oil sumps and tanks spreads across the Guijarral Hills, supported by infrastructure like the Caliola Pumping Station and the Southern Pacific railroad line. The map captures a moment when large-scale ranching and mineral wealth operated side-by-side, evidenced by the proximity of the Pleasant Valley Ranch to numerous grain and oil tanks.
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3 editions found
1912 · Coalinga
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1928 · Delta Farms No 3
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1930 · Discovery Well
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1930 · Canoas Creek
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1932 · Delta Farms
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1932 · West of Lethent
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1933 · Huron
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1933 · Guijarral Hills
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1934 · La Cima
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1934 · Canoas Creek
USGS Topo · 1:31,680