1954 Map of Hacienda Ranch NE

About this map

The Tulare Lake Bed dominates this mid-century landscape in the Central Valley, illustrating a highly engineered agricultural environment where the former lake's surface has been converted into a grid of fields and infrastructure. A complex network of water management features, including the Homeland Canal, Main Canal, and various levee systems, defines the movement of water across the Kings and Tulare County line. Evidence of the region's labor and aviation history appears at the Farm Labor Camp and the nearby Landing Field at Crockett and Gamboy Ranch. The geography is strictly organized by a series of named thoroughfares such as Utica Ave, Seattle Ave, and Dairy Ave, which serviced the expansive farming operations and natural gas extraction sites like the Gas Wells located near the Alpaugh Irrigation District Canal.