1909 Map of Kaweah

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The Sequoia National Park border cuts through this landscape, dividing the high Sierra wilderness from the expanding settlements in the western foothills. The Kaweah River dominates the drainage system, with its North, Middle, South, and East Forks converging near Three Rivers and Hammond. This confluence illustrates a traditional mountain settlement pattern where early communities clustered at the base of steep canyons before the terrain becomes impassable to the east.