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1941 Map of San German

Name: 1941 Topographic Map of San German
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1941
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1941

About this map

The San German urban center and the fertile Valle de Lajas define this mid-1930s landscape of southwestern Puerto Rico. This era is marked by the industrial presence of Central Eureka and a dense network of family estates, including Hacienda Beatriz Soledad and Hacienda Resolucion. The American Railroad of Porto Rico serves as the primary artery for the sugarcane economy, connecting the town to rural outposts like Estacion Lajas and the Desvio Grant siding.

Religious and educational life is centered around the Polytechnic Institute and numerous rural chapels, such as the Capilla de San Jose de la Montaña and Iglesia Presbiteriana. The southern reaches transition into the wetlands of Laguna Cartagena and the expansive Cienaga El Anegado, showing the hydrological character of the region before modern drainage and intensive development altered the basin.