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1932 Map of Mint Canyon

Name: 1932 Topographic Map of Mint Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1932
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1932

About this map

Angeles National Forest dominates this 1932 survey, showing a landscape on the verge of significant infrastructure changes. The northern portion of the map highlights the Bouquet Canyon Dam and its proposed reservoir, with dashed lines indicating the future shoreline that would soon alter the geography of Bouquet Canyon. This era of development is further evidenced by Bouquet Canyon Road, which was being carved through the hills to support the new waterworks.

Local history is preserved through scattered roadside services and small-scale operations like The Oaks Garage, White Heather Garage, and the Grey Stone Inn. The map also captures the tail end of the region's mining activity, labeling the Gray Eagle Mine alongside the still-noted Silver King Mine. For genealogists, the inclusion of named properties like Biddison Ranch and the Mountain Cabin Site Subdivision Bob's Place provides specific evidence of early 20th-century settlement patterns in the Sierra Pelona Valley.