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1943 Map of Lodoga

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Lodoga
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

Lodoga and the foothills of the Coast Range appear here during the early 1940s, a period when local geography was being reshaped by large-scale water management. The eastern edge of the map features the Central Valley Project and a prominent Irrigation Canal, signaling the agricultural transformation of the Sacramento Valley floor. In contrast, the western uplands remain defined by a network of seasonal drainages and steep topography, including the rugged Logan Ridge and Black Mtn.

Genealogists and local historians can trace the footprint of the settlement at Sites or locate the Black Mtn Sch tucked away in the canyons. The presence of Mills Orchards near the southern boundary highlights the importance of early fruit cultivation in the region, while the East Park Reservoir dominates the western border. The map also documents numerous windmills and survey benchmarks scattered throughout the hills, marking the infrastructure of rural land use before modern development.