1919 Map of La Grange

About this map

La Grange serves as the focal point of this 1915 survey, situated where the gold-bearing Sierra foothills meet the eastern Central Valley. The town, marked with a benchmark elevation of 258 feet, overlooks the powerful Tuolumne River as it passes the La Grange Dam. This landscape is defined by the early development of irrigation and mining infrastructure, notably the Modesto Ditch and several named ravines such as Snake Ravine and Mortar Gulch. Local education and transit are represented by the Live Oak School to the north and the river crossing at Basso Bridge. The map captures a transition in water management, tracing the river's winding path past Twin Gulch into unsurveyed territory, while family-named features like Johnson Creek and Domenicini Gulch reflect the settled agricultural and mining history of Stanislaus and Tuolumne Counties.