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1957 Map of Mariposa

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Mariposa
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Yosemite Valley serves as the focal point of this mid-century survey, illustrating the complex infrastructure required to support one of California's most famous landscapes. The map captures the centralized services of Yosemite Village, including the Yosemite Post Office, Yosemite School, and the Yosemite Cemetery. Beyond the park boundaries, the landscape transitions into the industrial and agricultural corridors of the Owens Valley and the mining districts near Tungsten City and the Pine Creek Mine.

Water management systems are prominent, with the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir and Florence Lake marking the high sierra, while the Southern Pacific RR tracks run through the foothills near Daulton. This edition reflects the post-war era of expanded mountain access, showing the established routes of State Hwy 120 and State Hwy 41 connecting timber towns like Sugar Pine and Ahwahnee to the growing valley floor.