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1954 Map of Pennington

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Pennington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The Sutter Buttes rise sharply from the surrounding agricultural lowlands in this mid-century survey of the Sacramento Valley. The northern extent of these volcanic formations dominates the lower half of the map, giving way to the fertile basins of Peace Valley and the flatlands of the Gray Lodge Waterfowl Management Area. This wildlife refuge, centered around a complex system of levees and the Main Drainage Canal, illustrates the intensive water management required to support both conservation and the nearby almond orchards.

Small-scale settlement is concentrated around Pennington, where North Butte Cemetery serves as a silent witness to the area's pioneer history. The landscape is a grid of family-named thoroughfares such as Goodspeed Watt Road and Powell Road, leading toward the Snake River on the eastern boundary. The presence of a Landing Strip and multiple laterals suggests the era's reliance on aerial crop dusting and gravity-fed irrigation.