1947 Map of Natividad

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Salinas expands across the fertile valley floor in this mid-century survey, revealing a landscape defined by large land grants and a growing urban edge. The map captures the transition from the city's denser core to the surrounding agricultural flats, marked by historic rancho boundaries such as El Alisal (Bernal) and La Natividad. Transportation routes like Natividad Road and Old Stage Road connect the valley to the higher reaches of the Gabilan Range to the east, where the terrain rises sharply from the basin.