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1942 Map of Pt. Conception

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

USGS Topo · Published 1942

About this map

The coastal headlands of Punta De La Concepcion dominate this 1942 tactical survey, illustrating a critical maritime and rail corridor at the height of the Second World War. The topography is defined by the steep canyons and drainage basins of the Nuestra Senora Del Refugio and San Julian land grants, where numerous arroyos such as Arroyo de San Augustin and Canada del Agua Caliente carve paths toward the Santa Barbara Channel.

Strategic infrastructure is anchored by the Southern Pacific railroad, which skirts the shoreline past Pt. Conception and Government Pt. through the settlement of San Augustin. This Corps of Engineers document, produced from aerial photography by the 2nd Photographic Squadron, provides precise detail of the varied terrain between Sacate Canyon and Cuarta Canyon, documenting the landscape before the era of modern coastal development.