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1952 Map of Nicolaus

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Nicolaus
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

The Feather River dominates this mid-century landscape, carving a fertile corridor between the levee-protected lands of Sutter and Yuba counties. The map captures a critical water-management era, detailing the complex network of the Bear River, Sutter By-Pass, and numerous irrigation sloughs like Ping Slough and Yankee Slough. This hydraulic infrastructure supported the established agricultural communities of Nicolaus and East Nicolaus, where the East Nicolaus High Sch and Nicolaus Cem served as local anchors.

Transport and education patterns are clearly etched into the grid, from the path of the Southern Pacific and Sacramento Northern railroads to rural schoolhouses such as Wilson School and Browns School. Landownership history is further preserved through the boundaries of Rancho Johnson and the placement of several country cemeteries and churches, including the Fairview Church and Fairview Cem near Trowbridge.