1923 Map of Levis

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The small settlement of Levis and the nearby Oil Pumping Sta anchor this 1920s-era map of the Fresno County landscape. The terrain is defined by the sharp transition from the flat agricultural basins to the rising slopes of Monocline Ridge, where topographic lines reveal the complex drainage patterns of the Central Valley's western edge. Surveyed just after the Great War, the map documents a moment when early petroleum infrastructure began to appear alongside the traditional ranching lands of the San Joaquin Valley. The sparse distribution of man-made structures highlights the isolated nature of the pumping station and the small community at Levis, providing a precise record of industrial footprint and road networks before modern development reshaped the valley floor.