1951 Map of Rutherford

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Napa Valley wine country is captured here during the early 1950s, a period when the valley floor was a structured grid of agricultural lanes and small rail stops. The Southern Pacific line serves as the central corridor, connecting the settlements of Rutherford, Oakville, and Zinfandel. Notable wineries and infrastructure like the gas tank at Thoman indicate the established industrial viticulture of the era, while the Daniel Airfield and numerous small lanes such as Bale Lane and Whitehall Lane suggest a landscape of independent estates and farms before modern large-scale commercial expansion.