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1953 Map of Tajiguas, 1957 Print
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1953 Map of Tajiguas

USGS Topo · Published 1957

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Tajiguas Ranch and the surrounding canyons of the Santa Barbara coast reflect an era when industrial development and public recreation coexisted along the Pacific shoreline. This mid-century landscape is defined by the Southern Pacific railroad and Highway 101 tracing the narrow shelf between the Santa Ynez Mountains and the Santa Barbara Channel. The coastal frontage is anchored by Refugio Beach State Park and El Capitan Beach State Park, which neighbor active resource extraction sites, including a cluster of Oil Wells, an Oil Sump, and Oil Tanks near Capitan. Moving inland, the terrain transitions into the Los Padres National Forest, where deep drainage systems like Las Flores Canyon and Cañada del Refugio carve through the Nuestra Señora De Refugio land grant, showing the area's transition from historic ranching roots to a mixed-use coastal corridor.

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Map Details

Date Portrayed1953
Date Published1957
PublisherU.S. Geological Survey
Map TypeTopographic
Scale1:24,000
Physical Dimensions22 x 26.7 inches

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Source Details

SourceU.S. Geological Survey
CopyrightPublic Domain