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1904 Map of San Diego

Name: 1904 Topographic Map of San Diego
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1911
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1911

About this map

San Diego sits at the heart of this coastal survey, revealing a landscape defined by the curving sweep of San Diego Bay and the thin, protective strand of the Coronado Peninsula. The map documents the early urban grid of the city alongside developing satellite towns like National City, Chulavista, and the seaside resort atmosphere of Coronado. To the north and east, the Pueblo Lands of San Diego and Ex Mission San Diego represent the legal remnants of the region's Spanish and Mexican heritage.

Rail transport is central to the era's economy, with the San Diego Cuyamaca and Eastern and the Southern California lines connecting the harbor to the interior. The rural landscape south of the city is marked by small settlements such as Otay, Nestor, and Oneonta, leading toward the United States Mexico boundary line. From the heights of Point Loma to the agricultural reaches of Otay Mesa, this record preserves the harbor's character before modern industrial expansion.