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1927 Map of Riverdale

Name: 1927 Topographic Map of Riverdale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1942
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1942

About this map

Riverdale serves as the primary hub of this 1920s Central Valley landscape, situated at the intersection of early automotive routes and the Southern Pacific railroad. The map illustrates a complex hydraulic environment where the Kings River and its various distributaries, including Murphy Slough and Crooked Slough, have been heavily managed for agriculture through systems like the South Br Island Canal. This infrastructure supported a network of rural settlements and rail stops such as Camden, Clint, and Cornwell.

Social life in this era was anchored by local institutions, evidenced by the strategic placement of Liberty School, Laguna School, and North Fork School across the plains. The presence of both the Southern Pacific and the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe lines near the Fresno Co Kings Co boundary highlights the area's importance as a transit corridor for agricultural products during the mid-interwar period.