1967 Map of San Ardo

About this map

San Ardo serves as the focal point of this Monterey County landscape, positioned where the Southern Pacific railroad and U.S. 101 parallel the broad course of the Salinas River. The map captures an era of agricultural and industrial utility, evidenced by the cluster of Grain Elevators Storage Bins and a Landing Strip situated just north of the town site. The rugged canyon topography on either side of the river valley is marked by family and descriptive place names such as Paris Valley, Jim Lawson Glutch, and Pancho Rico Creek.