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1919 Map of Little Table Mountain

Name: 1919 Topographic Map of Little Table Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1919
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1919

About this map

Little Table Mountain dominates the southern landscape of this 1916 survey, where the rugged topography of Madera County begins to rise. Early 20th-century travel patterns are clearly marked by the intersection of the Madera and Hildreth Road and the Fresno and Yosemite Road, which served as vital corridors for cattle ranching and regional transit before modern highways.

The presence of the Marysdale School near the eastern margin suggests a dispersed but established rural community supported by local landholdings like the Wide Awake Ranch. Water resources, essential for the area's development, are noted through Hildreth Creek and several smaller water features including Spring Cr and Mud. This preliminary edition documents the transition from undeveloped terrain to a structured ranching economy during the early statehood of California.