1947 Map of Raisin

About this map

Raisin City Raisin P O serves as the primary hub of this Fresno County landscape, which was meticulously updated by the State of California just after World War II. The map reveals a grid-based agricultural environment defined by a dense network of windmills and irrigation infrastructure. The lower portion of the sheet is marked by the Liberty Millrace, a key water feature in this arid Central Valley region. The layout of the territory is strictly organized along cardinal directions, with named thoroughfares like South Avenue and Manning Avenue framing the sectioned land. This period of the late 1940s captures the area's transition into a high-production viticulture and farming district, where the reliance on local water sources is evidenced by the numerous windmill labels scattered throughout the plains.