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1947 Map of Rincon

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Rincon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1947
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1947

About this map

Sugarcane agriculture and rail transport dominate the coastal plains of the Bahía de Añasco in the late 1940s. The American Railroad of Porto Rico tracks follow the shoreline, serving the coastal town of Rincón and the inland municipality of Añasco. This period of industrial agriculture is marked by numerous agricultural colonies, including Colonia Libertad, Colonia Concepción, and Colonia Ursula, clustered around Central Igualdad. These settlements and the Estación Añasco railway stop represent a landscape defined by the sugar economy before later modernization.

The terrain rises sharply from the coast toward the interior mountains, reaching landmarks like Pico Atalaya and Cerro Daguey. Local community life is anchored by institutions such as the Escuela Segunda Unidad de Jagüey and the Capilla La Virgen del Buen Consejo. This 1947 edition, based on surveys from 1938-1939, preserves a detailed record of local family names through various land sidings or "desvíos," such as Desvío Santoni and Desvío Eugenia.