1943 Map of San Ardo

About this map

The Salinas River valley in the early 1940s is defined by the high-velocity corridor of the Southern Pacific railroad and the Camino Real, anchoring the settlement of San Ardo. This area, part of the San Bernardo (Spreckels) land grant, shows a landscape transitioning from the river bottom to the deeply dissected ridges of the Diablo Range. To the northeast, the map documents the remote Peachtree Valley and Long Valley, where seasonal drainages like Peach Tree Creek carve through the uplifted terrain.