1943 Map of Tobias Peak

About this map

Tule River Indian Reservation and Sequoia National Forest dominate this 1943 study of the southern Sierra Nevada foothills. The landscape is a network of ridges and meadows where the Kern and White Rivers originate. Early mountain settlements like Glennville and Posey serve as hubs for the scattered family-named landmarks including Pettit Ranch. The map captures a transitional era for the local economy, where established ranching interests exist alongside the extraction infrastructure of the Tungsten Mine and Lone Star Mine.