1921 Map of Hollister

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The Hollister town center serves as the dense hub of this San Benito County survey, radiating outward into the agriculturally rich San Justo Valley. The regional economy of the early 1920s is defined by the Southern Pacific railroad line, which connects the main settlement to southern outposts like Tres Pinos. The landscape transitions from the riparian corridors of the San Benito River to the steep elevations of the Diablo Range and Gabilan Range. A significant network of rural education is visible through numerous namesake institutions such as the San Justo School, Pacheco School, and Enterprise School. The northern portion of the sheet is dominated by the complex hydrology of San Felipe Lake and the Tequisquita Slough, illustrating the reclaimed character of the valley floor before mid-century development altered the local watershed.