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1953 Map of Honker Bay

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Honker Bay
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Industrial expansion and military presence define this mid-century portrait of the Suisun Bay shoreline. The city of Pittsburg serves as an urban anchor, surrounded by specialized infrastructure including a Chemical Plant, an Oil Refinery, and a Filtration Plant. This industrial core is hemmed in by significant military and maritime activity, with the sprawling Camp Stoneman to the southeast and a large Naval Reservation to the west.

North across the Sacramento River, a complex network of wetlands and islands like Dutton Island and Wheeler Island is dissected by numerous waterways such as Montezuma Slough and Roaring River Slough. The landscape reflects a transition from the marshy delta to the rising slopes of Monte Del Diablo. Transportation is central to the area's layout, dominated by the Southern Pacific and Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroads, which parallel the Pacific Northern Highway.