Loading map...

1929 Map of Stratford

Name: 1929 Topographic Map of Stratford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1929
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1929

About this map

Stratford stands as a central hub in the agricultural landscape of Kings County, where the managed waters of the Kings River dictate the region's rhythm. Surveyed in the mid-1920s, this area illustrates the sophisticated irrigation networks essential to Central Valley farming, featuring the Upper Stratford Weir and Lower Stratford Weir. These structures controlled the flow into a dense system of man-made waterways, including the Empire Canal, Stratford Canal, and the Tulare Lake Canal.

The presence of the Southern Pacific railroad line through Marsala and Cuneo highlights the critical transport link between these remote harvests and wider markets. Social and indigenous history is anchored by Rancheria Santa Rosa and local education centers like Empire Sch and Jacobs Sch. The Lemoore Pumping Sta further emphasizes the engineering effort required to maintain this reclaimed landscape, once defined by the naturally meandering Mussel Slough.