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1950 Map of Pollock Pines

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Pollock Pines
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

The South Fork American River carves a deep path through this mid-century survey of the western Sierra Nevada slopes. The map documents the region's industrial transitions, most notably the path of a Dismantled Logging Railroad near Pino Grande and the complex water infrastructure supporting the El Dorado Power House, including the Forebay and various irrigation canals.

Settlement patterns in the 1950s are concentrated along the southern corridor near Pollock Pines and Fresh Pond, while the northern reaches remain dominated by the Eldorado National Forest and isolated camps like Lovejoy Camp. For local historians, the presence of the Bullion Bend Historic Marker and family-named locations such as McManus and Van Vleck provides specific points for tracing local lore and land ownership during this era of post-war growth.