1948 Map of King City
USGS Topo · Published 1955About this map
The Salinas River valley in the late 1940s is defined by the sharp contrast between the irrigated agricultural floor and the sprawling canyons of the southern Coast Ranges. King City serves as the primary hub, where the Southern Pacific railroad and the King City Airport anchor the local economy. Southward, the map details the rugged territory within the Hunter Liggett Military Reservation, containing the Hunter Liggett Headquarters and the historic San Antonio Mission. This era of the reservation shows a complex network of internal roads like Telephone Road and Jolon Road, alongside remote outposts such as Argyle. The landscape is etched with dozens of named drainages, from Wildhorse Canyon to Espinosa Canyon, illustrating the challenging terrain that shaped both cattle ranching and military training operations in Monterey County.
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