1955 Map of Mettler

About this map

Wheeler Ridge anchors the southern landscape of this mid-century Kern County survey, rising above the developing petroleum and agricultural lands of the San Joaquin Valley. The settlement of Mettler sits at a critical junction of the Maricopa Highway, surrounded by a grid of farm roads like Sandrini Road and David Road. The introduction of the California Aqueduct and the Wind Gap Pumping Plant in the purple-revisions layer signals a massive shift in water management for the region during the 1960s and 70s.