1939 Map of Morgan Hill

About this map

Southern Pacific tracks anchor the Santa Clara Valley in this pre-war survey, tracing a path through a series of agricultural outposts and growing towns. Along this transit corridor, the landscape is dotted with small-scale rural infrastructure, from the Barnett School and Machado School to the Gilroy Waterworks Dam. The map reveals the early footprint of Morgan Hill and Gilroy, where early 20th-century road networks like Watsonville Road and Llagas Avenue were already well established.