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1954 Map of Mc Farland

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Mc Farland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

The Southern Pacific railroad corridor serves as the industrial spine for this portion of the San Joaquin Valley, connecting the agricultural hubs of McFarland and Vinland. This mid-century landscape is defined by the critical infrastructure of the Friant-Kern Canal and Lake Woollomes, which supported the region's transition into a highly productive farming district. Beyond the larger towns, smaller settlements and stops like Jasmin, Zentner, and Hollis appear alongside family-named farm roads, illustrating the dense network of rural development before late-20th-century consolidation.

Evidence of the local economy is seen in specialized sites like the Winery south of Pond Road and the Jasmin Sch serving the northeast corner. Educational and civic growth is centered in McFarland, where a High School and Po are established. The map's detail preserves a specific era of California water management and rail-based commerce, tracing the flow of resources through the Galloway Canal and across the desert-to-farmland transition of Dyer Creek.