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1954 Map of Three Sisters

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Three Sisters
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Settled family ranches and rugged California ridge lines define this 1954 topographical study of the border between Santa Clara and San Benito counties. The landscape is marked by the expansive Ausaymas y San Felipe and Santa Ana y Quien Sabe land grants, reflecting the deep Spanish and Mexican heritage of the region. Local education and community life are anchored at the Fairview Sch in the Hollister Valley, where a network of agricultural roads like Spring Grove Road and Orchard Road connect scattered family operations, including the Hawkins Ranch and Garcia Rancho.

Rising sharply from the valley floor, the Diablo Range features prominent landmarks such as the Three Sisters peaks and San Joaquin Peak. The drainage patterns of Pacheco Creek and the Arroyo de las Viboras illustrate the complex hydrology of the canyonlands before they reach the more developed valley pastures. This record captures the area as a purely agrarian and pastoral landscape during the mid-20th century.