Loading map...

1913 Map of Panoche

Name: 1913 Topographic Map of Panoche
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1942
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1942

About this map

The San Joaquin Valley meets the rising complex of the Panoche Hills and Griswold Hills in this early 20th-century survey. The northern flats show the agricultural development around Dos Palos and South Dos Palos, where the Southern Pacific R R follows the path of the Main Canal. This area is characterized by an intricate network of irrigation and livestock facilities, including the Hog Ranch and Oxalis.

Further south, the landscape shifts into the rugged interior of the Coast Ranges. Here, scattered rural life is marked by the Panoche School and Cherry Hill School. Industry and natural resources are evident at the Mercy Mine and the nearby Mercy Hot Sprs. This map documents a transitional era when large landholdings like the Laguna Seca Ranch still dominated the landscape, tied together by the seasonal flows of Panoche Creek and Ortigalita Creek.