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1916 Map of Maine Prairie

Name: 1916 Topographic Map of Maine Prairie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1916
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1916

About this map

The northern delta country of Solano County reveals a landscape defined by seasonal wetlands and the burgeoning reach of the interurban rail system. The Oakland Antioch and Eastern railroad cuts a sharp diagonal across the prairie, reflecting the early 20th-century push for electric rail connectivity between the Bay Area and the Sacramento Valley. At the time of this 1906 survey, the settlement of Maine Prairie and the nearby Maine Prairie Sta served as vital hubs for the surrounding agricultural community, situated where the high ground met the complex waterway network of the delta.

Water management and natural drainage dominate the eastern portion of the sheet, where Hass Slough, Cache Slough, and Lindsey Slough meander through low-lying terrain. The presence of Binghamton to the north further illustrates the established rural settlement patterns of the era. The intricate contouring at five-foot intervals provides exceptional detail for researchers tracing the historical shoreline and the original hydrological state of the Sacramento Delta before modern reclamation projects extensively altered the region.