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1959 Map of Redwood Point

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Redwood Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The industrial and natural landscape of the southern San Francisco Bay is defined here by a complex network of wetlands and infrastructure. Extensive Salt Evaporators dominate the shoreline, particularly surrounding Bair Island and Greco Island, illustrating the scale of the local salt harvesting industry during this era. Navigational arteries like Redwood Creek lead to the Port of Redwood City, while the San Mateo Bridge provides a vital transit link across the open water.

Maritime and aviation history is preserved through the footprints of the San Carlos Airport and the Yacht Harbor. On the western shore, the early development of Foster City on Brewer Island appears alongside numerous communications sites, including Radio Sta KNBC and the Press Wireless Radio Sta. Much of the eastern and southern marshland is protected within the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, where numerous winding waterways like Corkscrew Slough and Ravenswood Slough remain largely untouched by urban expansion.