1955 Map of San Juan Bautista

About this map

The Mission San Juan Bautista serves as the historic anchor of this mid-century survey, surrounded by the notable Hist Monuments of the town's Spanish and Mexican heritage. The landscape is defined by the dramatic geology of the San Andreas Rift Zone, which cuts through the valley floor just south of the San Benito River. In the southern reaches, Fremont Peak State Park crowns the high ridges of the Cienega del Gabilan, overlooking a network of deep-cut drainages including Crazy Horse Canyon and Steinbach Canyon. Local land use is clearly delineated between the agricultural valley and the industrial footprint of the large Cement Plant near the rift. Educational and community sites such as Olympia Sch and Lagunita Sch are documented alongside the sprawl of Gabilan Acres, illustrating the region's post-war development pattern within the complex topography of the Monterey and San Benito county line.