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1904 Map of San Diego

Name: 1904 Topographic Map of San Diego
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1908
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1908

About this map

San Diego and its natural harbor dominate this 1902 survey, which captures the burgeoning coastal communities of Southern California at a time when rail travel defined local geography. The grid of the central city stretches toward Las Choyas Valley, while a complex network of railways, including the National City and Otay R. R. and the Southern California R. R., connects the waterfront to inland agricultural areas like the Sweetwater Valley.

South of the city, the narrow Coronado Peninsula protects the bay, showing early development at Coronado and the military presence at Ft. Rosecrans on Point Loma. The southern portion of the map traces the international border at the Tia Juana River, illustrating the rural landscape of Otay Mesa and settlements such as Nestor and Oneonta before the suburban expansion of the later twentieth century.