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1956 Map of Holtville West

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Holtville West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

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Agricultural precision in the Imperial Valley is the defining characteristic of this mid-1950s survey, dominated by a dense grid of irrigation infrastructure. The Alamo River snakes through the center of the landscape, its natural curves contrasting sharply with the rigid lines of the Central Canal, Mesquite Canal, and dozens of numbered laterals like Acacia Lateral 10. This network supported the growth of Holtville and the research at the University of California Imperial Valley Field Station near Meloland.

Evidence of shifting community life is found in the educational landscape, with the active Holtville High Sch and Meadows Union School standing alongside the recorded sites of the Rose School (Aban'd) and Acacia Sch (Aban'd). The Southern Pacific railroad and Holton Inter-Urban provided critical transportation links for this desert garden, connecting small stops such as Fuller, Rico, and Watermans Corner to larger markets.