1916 Map of Harrington

About this map

The Southern Pacific (Woodland Line) defines the central corridor of this survey, cutting a straight path through the eastern Sacramento Valley landscape. This specific section, surveyed in 1905, highlights the small rail stop of Harrington, situated along the tracks between several prominent drainage systems. The terrain transitions from the alluvial fans of Petroleum Creek and Brush Creek in the north toward the distinct watercourses of Buckeye Creek and Dunnigan Cr as the land slopes south toward the county boundary. This 1916 edition, later reprinted, documents the early agricultural and industrial infrastructure of the border between Colusa and Yolo counties. The interplay of the railroad and named creeks like Scott Cr suggests a landscape organized around both the transport of valley goods and the seasonal management of water coming off the western hills.