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1954 Map of Sausalito School

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Sausalito School
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Agricultural development and water management define this landscape in the southern San Joaquin Valley during the mid-20th century. The presence of the Friant-Kern Canal, accompanied by a maintenance Levee, illustrates the massive infrastructure projects that transformed Tulare County into a productive farming region. Meandering across the terrain is Deer Creek, providing a natural contrast to the straight-line precision of the irrigation systems and the numerous wells that dot the section lines.

At the heart of the rural community stands the Sausalito School, serving the families who worked the surrounding land. Small reservoirs and localized features like the Gwin Tanks point to a landscape where water control was the primary driver of settlement. The grid of roads and land sections reflects a highly organized territory, where the transition from 1954 topography to 1969 photorevisions documents the steady intensification of local land use.