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1957 Map of Plaster City, 1968 Print
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1957 Map of Plaster City

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Plaster City serves as the industrial anchor for this corner of the Imperial Valley, defined by the large Gypsum Plant and its surrounding infrastructure. The landscape reveals a transition from the arid Yuha Desert to the engineered irrigation networks of the Westside. A network of water management features, including the Foxglove Canal and the Forget-Me-Not Canal, highlights the intensive effort to reclaim this desert terrain for agriculture. Transportation history is deeply layered here, featuring the Old Overland Stage Route alongside the San Diego and Arizona Eastern railroad. To the north, the Naval Reservation and a Parachute Testing Unit indicate the mid-century military presence in the region, while the Mining Railroad leading away from the gypsum works underscores the area's primary economic engine.

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Map Details

Date Portrayed1957
Date Published1968
PublisherU.S. Geological Survey
Map TypeTopographic
Scale1:24,000
Physical Dimensions22 x 26.8 inches

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Source Details

SourceU.S. Geological Survey
CopyrightPublic Domain