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1947 Map of Plano
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1947 Map of Plano

USGS Topo · Published 1947

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Kern County's high-desert landscape appears here in a transition period following World War II, when military surveillance techniques were first being adapted for civil cartography. The terrain is defined by the Eighth Standard Parallel South, a critical surveying baseline that anchors the region's land subdivision. Infrastructure is dominated by the heavy presence of two major western transit corridors, the Southern Pacific and the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroads, which parallel each other through the arid expanse. Resource extraction is represented by the Lucky Dog Mine, providing a specific point of interest for mining historians or researchers tracing early 20th-century prospecting sites in the Mojave's northwestern reaches.

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Map Details

Date Portrayed1947
Date Published1947
PublisherU.S. Geological Survey
Map TypeTopographic
Scale1:24,000
Physical Dimensions22.08 x 29.09 inches

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Source Details

SourceU.S. Geological Survey
CopyrightPublic Domain