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1924 Map of Riverdale

Name: 1924 Topographic Map of Riverdale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1924
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1924

About this map

Riverdale serves as the primary hub in this 1924 landscape, situated along the Southern Pacific rail line during a period of intensive irrigation development in the San Joaquin Valley. The map documents an intricate network of waterways such as the Island Canal and South Island Canal, which diverted water across the sprawling Laguna de Tache grant area to support emerging agriculture. Rural life is anchored by local institutions like Liberty School, North Fork School, and Laguna School, which were the social hearts of their respective farming districts.

Transportation patterns are defined by the convergence of the Southern Pacific and the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroads, which facilitated the movement of goods from small loading points like Gepford, Cornwell, and Hub (Br). The natural drainage of the Kings River Slough and Murphy Slough contrasts with the straight-line geometry of Elkhorn Avenue and Mt Whitney Ave, illustrating the transition from a river-dependent floodplain to a structured township system.