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1959 Map of Mare Island

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Mare Island
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Mare Island Naval Res dominates the landscape at the confluence of the Napa River, Mare Island Strait, and the Carquinez Strait. This 1950s survey, updated with late-1960s urban expansions, captures the industrial and military importance of the North Bay shoreline. Across the water, the growing street grids of Vallejo contrast with the heavy industrial sites at Oleum and the Chemical Plant near Hercules.

Transport networks are tightly packed along the coastline, with the Southern Pacific and Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroads skirting the edge of San Pablo Bay. The interior reveals local community centers like Rodeo and Pinole, where institutions such as Hillcrest School and Sunrise Memorial Cem served the expanding postwar population. The map detail highlights the intersection of heavy transit and maritime geography that shaped the San Francisco Bay Area's industrial corridor.