1949 Map of Monson

About this map

Agricultural development across the Central Valley is defined by an intricate network of irrigation canals on this 1949 survey. The landscape is a grid of orchards and fields partitioned by the Button Ditch, Banks Ditch, and Elkhorn Ditch, reflecting the intensive water management of the Tulare Lake Basin. Two major rail lines, the Southern Pacific and the Atchison Topeka And Santa Fe, converge near Monson, providing essential transit for local harvests. Notable civic sites include the Sequoia Home and several local schools like the Chatham School and Taurusa School. In the southern portion of the map, the St Johns River and Elbow Creek wind through the valley floor, where the Piepgrass Airport and the Sequoia Field airport suggest the growing importance of aviation to this rural Tulare County community.