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1947 Map of Humacao SO

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Humacao SO
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1947
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1947

About this map

Central Ejemplo anchors the sugar-producing economy of this region during the 1940s, situated just south of the main Humacao urban center. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the Río Humacao and its tributaries, which supported a network of agricultural estates like Colonia Cometa and Colonia Electra. Industrial and municipal infrastructure of the era is evident in the Humacao Water Works and the extensive Ferrocarriles rail lines that served the valley's mills.

The municipal boundaries of Las Piedras and Humacao meet amid a varied topography of hills and valleys, rising toward Cerro Asomante. Smaller residential and rural clusters, including Patagonia, Pitahaya, and Collores, show the transition from the concentrated grid of the town to the dispersed homesteads and agricultural plots of the surrounding countryside. This survey captures a moment when traditional rail transport and industrial processing were still central to local life.