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1953 Map of Honker Bay

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Honker Bay
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

The delta wetlands and industrial corridors of the Suisun Bay region come into sharp focus in this mid-century survey. Dominating the southern landscape is the Naval Weapons Station Concord, abutting the expanding residential and industrial zones of Shore Acres, West Pittsburg, and Pittsburg. The map captures a critical transport junction where the Southern Pacific, Sacramento Northern, and Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroads converge along the waterfront, serving local industry like the Chemical Plant and Filtration Plant.

To the north, the intricate water network of the Suisun Marsh is defined by massive tracts such as Grizzly Island, Wheeler Island, and Simmons Island. These islands are a maze of levees and sloughs, including Montezuma Slough and Roaring River Slough, punctuated by numerous private hunting grounds like the Gun Club sites. The transition from the steep slopes of Monte del Diablo to the tidal flats illustrates the region's complex drainage managed by the Mokelumne Canal and Clayton Canal.