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1947 Map of Salinas

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Salinas
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

The agricultural and urban landscape of Salinas is captured here during a period of significant post-war transition, showing the city's core alongside a sprawling network of ranchos and military installations. The southern portion of the map is dominated by the Fort Ord Military Reservation, featuring Machine Gun Flats and Sandstone Ridge, while the Salinas River meanders past industrial and community landmarks like the Spreckels sugar processing area and Old Hilltown.

Educational and local-history anchors are numerous, including Hartnell College and several parochial and public schools such as Notre Dame High Sch and North Salinas High Sch. Large land grants like Bolsa de las Escorpinas and Los Gatos or Santa Rita maintain their historic boundaries, while the Southern Pacific railroad line facilitates the transport of the region's famous produce. Purple revisions highlight the mid-century expansion of residential districts into former fields near Bolsa Knolls and Santa Rita.