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1951 Map of Rocky Hill

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Rocky Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1952
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1952

About this map

Yokohl Valley serves as a central corridor in this mid-century portrait of Tulare County, where the transition from river bottom to foothills is marked by an extensive network of hydraulic engineering. The Kaweah River is managed through a complex system of levees, the Consolidated Peoples Ditch, and several siphons, supporting the agricultural life of Lindcove and Merryman. Transportation is equally dense, featuring the Visalia Electric RR and the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway skirting the base of the hills.

Local history is preserved in the location of the Dumtah (Indian Camp Ground Site) and the Hamilton Cemetery. The map captures the shifting educational landscape of the era, noting both the active Kaweah Sch and the Rocky Hill Sch (Abandoned). Family names are etched into the topography at the Powell Ranch and Dahlem Ranch, while the surrounding slopes of Monument Hill and Anthen Hill are dotted with numerous prospects.