1969 Map of Riverbank
USGS Topo · Published 1972About this map
The Stanislaus River and Tuolumne River define this fertile corridor of the San Joaquin Valley, where industrial growth and irrigation infrastructure meet. Centered on the city of Riverbank, the landscape is partitioned by a dense network of water management, including the Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct and numerous irrigation channels like Modesto Lateral No 3. A significant military and industrial presence is noted at the Riverbank Army Ammunition Plant, situated north of Claus. To the south, the expansion of Modesto is evident through emerging residential tracts like Moran Estates and public facilities such as the Stanislaus Memorial Hospital. The convergence of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and the Tidewater Southern Railway underscores the area's importance as a transportation and agricultural hub during the late 1960s.
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Editions of this 1969 Riverbank Map
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