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1966 Map of Sabana Grande

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Sabana Grande
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Sabana Grande sits at a geographic crossroads between the mountain forests and the fertile southern valleys in this mid-1960s topographical survey. The town's urban center is divided into Pueblo Norte and Pueblo Sur, supported by infrastructure like the Planta de Purificación and Planta de Tratamiento de Aguas Negras. To the north, the terrain climbs toward the Bosque Estatal de Maricao, while the southern reaches descend into the Valle de Lajas and Valle de Guanica.

Evidence of the region's transport history is visible in the Antigua Via del Ferrocarril, tracing a path near Minillas. Religious and educational sites are exceptionally well-documented, from the Capilla del Pozo de la Virgen to numerous rural schoolhouses like Escuela Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The transition from the high peaks of Monte Palmero to the alluvial plains illustrates the agricultural and social organization of the municipalities before late-century expansion.