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1961 Map of Milpitas

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Milpitas
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

The Salt Evaporators and winding tidal channels of Mud Slough and Coyote Creek dominate the landscape between Alameda and Santa Clara counties. This era of the South Bay is defined by the rapid suburbanization of Milpitas and Sunnyvale, where new schools like Samuel Ayer High Sch and Piedmont Sch appear alongside established landmarks such as Agnews State Hospital. Industrial growth is prominent, anchored by a large Automobile Assembly Plant and the evolving transportation network of the Nimitz Freeway and Bayshore Freeway.

Farther south, the emergence of the Great America Amusement Park near Agnew signals a shift toward the entertainment and technology-driven economy of the late 20th century. The map also preserves the footprint of the marshland community at Drawbridge and the historic landing at Alviso, showing a unique moment where traditional maritime and agricultural legacies met the rising Silicon Valley infrastructure.