1968 Map of Linden

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The town of Linden anchors this late-1960s agricultural landscape, where the flatlands of the San Joaquin Valley meet the rising terrain to the east. This survey documents a critical water management network, featuring the prominent Mokelumne Aqueduct traversing the northern portion and the controlled flows of the Calaveras River and Mormon Slough. The rural settlement at Bellota sits near a diversion Dam and reservoir, where the Spillway Elev 136 marks the local water levels. Local researchers can identify the community's mid-century infrastructure, including the Jr High Sch, High Sch, and a local Cemetary. The landscape is heavily defined by its irrigation needs, evidenced by the numerous marked wells and the intricate grid of family-named roads like Smith Rd and Archerdale Road that service the surrounding orchards and fields.