1968 Map of Stockton West

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The San Joaquin River and its intricate network of sloughs and canals anchor this 1968 study of Central Valley infrastructure and urban expansion. Industrial and maritime activity is concentrated at the Port of Stockton and the Stockton Deep Water Channel, while the surrounding landscape reveals the transitioning character of tracts like Sargent-Barnhart Tract and Roberts Island. The map records a dense concentration of civic and social institutions, from the University of the Pacific and the State Hospital to numerous parochial schools such as St Marys Assumption Sch. Transportation history is well-preserved here, showing the convergence of the Southern Pacific, Western Pacific, and the Stockton Terminal and Eastern railroads. To the south, the Sharpe Army Depot (Field Annex) and Stockton Metropolitan Airport mark the city's mid-century military and logistical footprint.