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1949 Map of San German SE

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of San German SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

The Valle de Lajas floor is dominated by the industrial and agricultural infrastructure of the late 1940s, notably the American R.R. of Porto Rico line. This rail corridor serves the heart of Lajas, connecting Estación Lajas and Estación Lajas Arriba while passing through productive estates like Hacienda Beatriz Soledad. The landscape shows a sharp transition from the mountainous northern terrain, marked by Cerro La Parra and Cerro Santa Rosa, down to the extensive wetlands of the Ciénaga de Anegado in the southeast.

Evidence of local social and agricultural life is visible in the numerous signals and spurs, such as the Parada de Señal Irizarry, and religious landmarks including the Iglesia de Perpetuo Socorro and Iglesia Adventista. The map documents a period before modern drainage and development significantly altered the southern coastal plains near the La Plata sector and the northern municipal boundary with San Germán.