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1933 Map of Saugus

Name: 1933 Topographic Map of Saugus
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1933
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1933

About this map

Saugus serves as a central hub for transportation and infrastructure in this transition between the valley floor and the high desert. The confluence of the Santa Clara River and Placerita Creek marks a landscape defined by critical early 20th-century utilities, including an extensive Aqueduct and numerous transmission lines. Aviation history is particularly prominent here, evidenced by the Dept. of Commerce Landing Field and an Airway Beacon, which guided pilots through these mountain passes before modern radar.

Local settlement patterns are centered on the Southern Pacific railroad and major thoroughfares like the Ridge Route and Southern Pacific Highway. Small stops and ranches such as Oberg, Pardee, and Baker Ranch provide touchpoints for genealogists tracing early residents. To the north, the Dry Canyon Reservoir sits within the Angeles National Forest, illustrating the region's managed water resources during a period of rapid Los Angeles expansion.