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1927 Map of Lake View School

Name: 1927 Topographic Map of Lake View School
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1927
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1927

About this map

The branching waterways of the San Joaquin Valley define this landscape surveyed in the mid-1920s, where the Tule River and Big Tule River distribute water across the agricultural plains of Tulare County. This area is a complex network of natural and engineered water management, featuring the Taylor Weir and various forks of Packwood Cr, including the North Fork, Middle Fork, and South Fork. These water sources supported a rural community anchored by small local centers such as the Lake View School and Elk Bayou School.

The industrial and transport framework of the region is centered on the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad, which cuts diagonally across the southwestern corner. Local travel and commerce followed a grid of established routes like Poplar Avenue, Hesse Avenue, and Macomber Road. This map captures the transition from natural hydrologic patterns to an intensive agricultural grid before the wide-scale infrastructure changes of the later 20th century.