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1901 Map of Riverside

Name: 1901 Topographic Map of Riverside
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1927
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1927

About this map

The citrus-growing heart of Southern California is captured here just before the turn of the century, defined by the irrigation networks of the Riverside Canal and Gage Canal. The city of Riverside is established as a structured grid below Rubidoux Mt., while the southern landscape remains dominated by the land grants of El Sobrante De San Jacinto. Transportation is anchored by the Southern Pacific R. R. and the Southern California R. R. (San Bernardino and San Diego Line), which connect nascent settlements like Arlington and Casa Blanca to the wider region.

Industrial activity is evident at the Cajalco Tin Mine and Gavilan Mine, highlighting the mineral extraction that complemented the area's agricultural expansion. To the east, the Box Springs Mountains rise sharply above the Southern California R. R. (San Bernardino and Temecula Line) and the depot at Alessandro. Notable thoroughfares like Magnolia Avenue and Victoria Avenue already define the residential and agricultural corridors of the growing community.