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1935 Map of Santa Felicia Canyon

Name: 1935 Topographic Map of Santa Felicia Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1950
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1950

About this map

The canyons of the Angeles Nat For border and the Ventura County line define this rugged portion of Southern California as it appeared in the mid-20th century. This specific quadrangle fragment focuses on the eastern edge of the Santa Felicia watershed, where remote homesteads such as Temascal Ranch, Lechler Ranch, and Black Ranch were established in the narrow valleys. The presence of Oil Wells and Tanks near the head of Santa Felicia Canyon signals the region's industrial utility during the post-war era.

Terrain features like Pigeon Flats and Oak provide landmarks for navigating a landscape carved by steep drainages, including Devil Canyon, Woodchopper Canyon, and Rattlesnake Canyon. This 1950 revision, based on surveys by C.P. McKinley and T.H. Moncure, documents the sparse settlement patterns and the early oil infrastructure along the mountainous Los Angeles Co Ventura Co boundary before suburban expansion reached these northern reaches.