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1915 Map of La Grange

Name: 1915 Topographic Map of La Grange
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

La Grange stands as the central hub of this 1915 survey, situated where the Tuolumne River breaks through the foothills on its way to the San Joaquin Valley. The landscape is defined by the complex water management system of the era, anchored by the La Grange Dam and an intricate network of ditches like the Ditch system feeding into Dawson Lake. These features reflect the early 20th-century transition toward organized irrigation that transformed this portion of the Tuolumne Co Stanislaus Co border.

Local landmarks such as the Live Oak School and Basso Bridge provide critical anchors for genealogists and local historians tracking early settlement patterns. Numerous family-named drainages, including Gasburg Creek, Morgan Gulch, and Evans Creek, carve through the terrain near Indian Hill. The survey by Roscoe Reeves captures a detailed view of the rugged gold-country topography, showing the numerous gulches like Upper Domenicni Gulch and Lower Domenicni Gulch that defined the physical and economic geography of the region.