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1956 Map of San Francisco South

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of San Francisco South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

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Holy Cross Cemetery and Cypress Lawn Memorial Park form a significant necropolis within Colma, highlighting the unique cluster of memorial sites south of the city. The landscape transitions from the urban density of the Sunset District and Ingleside toward the industrial waterfronts of Bayshore and South San Francisco. This era captures the expansion of infrastructure, including the Bayshore Freeway and the San Francisco International Airport as they integrated with established transit lines like the Southern Pacific railroad.

Geological features are prominently marked, most notably the San Andreas Rift Zone slicing through the western hills near Mussel Rock and Laguna Salada. Landmarks such as the Cow Palace and the Naval Personnel Depot reflect the region's mid-century civic and military importance. Further south, the suburban growth of Pacifica and San Bruno begins to climb the slopes of San Bruno Mountain and Milagra Ridge.