1918 Map of Snelling

About this map

Snelling serves as the focal point of this Central Valley landscape, situated along the northern banks of the Merced River. The settlement pattern follows the fertile river bottom and the Yosemite Valley rail line, which cuts through the southern portion of the quadrangle. Irrigation infrastructure is already well-established by this era, evidenced by the Crocker Hoffman Canal and Ingalsbe Slough, supporting the agricultural character of the Valley floor. North of the river, the terrain transitions into complex foothills marked by numerous intermittent drainages like Peaslee Creek and Dry Creek. The map records a rural network of education and transit, with Anderson School and Eden School placed to serve outlying farmsteads, while the Coulterville Road provides a primary route heading northeast toward the Sierra foothills. The Stanislaus and Merced County boundary line cuts across the northwestern hills, dividing the open range from the river-fed agricultural lands to the south.