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1957 Map of Seeley

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Seeley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Seeley serves as the hub of this mid-century Imperial Valley landscape, situated along the San Diego and Arizona Eastern railroad line. The map highlights a complex irrigation and drainage network essential for desert agriculture, dominated by the Westside Main Canal and the meandering course of the New River. A significant military presence is established at the El Centro Naval Auxiliary Air Station, which occupies a large portion of the central terrain with its runways and support structures.

Local civic life is documented through scattered landmarks such as Lantana School and Westside School, while the Silsbee School (Aban'd) near the Blue Lake Drain provides a point of interest for those tracing the area's rural development. Recreational opportunities of the era are centered around Sunbeam Lake and the adjacent Sunbeam Recreation Area, where the desert environment was modified for local use near the Bullhead Slough.