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1948 Map of Marina

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Marina
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1948
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1948

About this map

Fort Ord Military Reservation dominates this coastal landscape, reflecting the significant military presence in the post-war Monterey Bay area. The extensive grid of the Main Garrison and the residential clusters of Fort Ord Village sit adjacent to the growing town of Marina. This 1948 military edition, reprinted for civil use, reveals the intersection of defense infrastructure and regional commerce, featuring the Pacific Coast Aggregates Co Plant No 10 and the Southern Pacific railroad line snaking through the dunes.

The topography transitions from the coastal Indian Head Beach to the elevated inland ridges such as Artillery Hill and Grant Ewing Ridge. Notable for local history are the large Spanish-named land grants like Rincon De Las Salinas and Bolsa Del Potrero y Moro Cojo or La Sagrada Familia, which preserve the boundaries of the area's earlier rancho era even as modern developments like the Heimekens Ranch and Neponset appear along the Salinas River.