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1949 Map of Hames Valley

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Hames Valley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Hames Valley and the surrounding Monterey County hills appear here as they were surveyed by the Army Map Service in the late 1940s. The landscape is defined by the broad drainage of the Salinas River in the northeast, where the Southern Pacific railroad corridor cuts through the settlement of San Bernardo. This river valley stands in contrast to the deep seasonal drainages of Garrissere Canyon and Mincey Canyon that carve through the westward uplands.

Evidence of the local ranching economy is scattered across the terrain in the form of numerous Windmills and water sources like Los Lobos Spr. At the valley floor, Hames Valley Hall serves as a lonely landmark of social organization in this rural stretch. The southwestern corner is bounded by the Hunter Liggett Mil Res, reflecting the significant military presence that shaped land use in this part of California during the mid-century era.