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1954 Map of Millux

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Millux
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Industrial infrastructure and changing shorelines dominate this mid-century survey of the southern San Joaquin Valley. The Paloma Oil Refinery and the settlement of Millux serve as focal points in a landscape increasingly defined by energy extraction and water management. A complex network of Pipe Line corridors, Oil Sumps, and Oil Tanks illustrates the scale of local oil production, while the Connecting Slough and New Rim Ditch reveal the intensive engineering required to control regional drainage.

The ghostly presence of the Approx Old Shoreline and Approximate Shoreline of Buena Vista Lake indicates a receding body of water, leaving behind a Seepage Area and vast tracts reclaimed for agriculture and industry. Transport is marked by an Old Railroad Grade and a grid of utilitarian routes such as Coles Levee Road and Pieri Road, tracing the transition from early rail dependence to a heavy-duty road system designed for truck traffic.