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1954 Map of San Bernardino North

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of San Bernardino North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

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San Bernardino meets the southern edge of the San Bernardino National Forest in this mid-century survey, documenting a period of significant suburban and mountain development. The grid of the city pushes northward toward the Shandin Hills, where landmarks like the St Bernardine Hospital and numerous educational institutions such as Polytechnic High Sch and Arrowview Jr High Sch anchor the growing residential tracts. Transport corridors define the valley floor, specifically the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad and the Pacific Electric lines that serviced the region's industry and commuters.

Elevations rise sharply into the mountains, where resort and timber communities like Crestline and Cedarpines Park surround Lake Gregory. This era shows the careful management of the watershed, evidenced by the Percolation Basin near Ono and the Devil Canyon Guard Sta. The transition from the urbanized valley to the steep canyons of Cable Canyon and Devil Canyon illustrates the geographical constraints that have long shaped the growth of the Inland Empire.