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1900 Map of Tujunga

Name: 1900 Topographic Map of Tujunga
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1936
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

The San Gabriel Mountains dominate this turn-of-the-century survey, revealing a landscape of steep canyons and high peaks within the San Gabriel National Forest. High-altitude features like Strawberry Peak, Gleason Mt, and Mt Lukens overlook a rugged interior where the Monte Cristo Mines represent the era's mining activity. Human settlement is concentrated primarily along the northern corridor where the Southern Pacific R R follows the path of Soledad Canyon, connecting the small communities of Acton, Ravenna, and Vincent.

The presence of the San Francisco and New Orleans Line underscores the region's importance as a transportation artery through the mountains. Deeper into the range, isolated landmarks like Hoyt Ranch and high meadows like Barley Flats and Pine Flats suggest a landscape used for seasonal grazing and early mountain recreation. Major drainage systems, including Big Tujunga Creek and Pacoima Canyon, carve the deep topography that would later define the water infrastructure of the Los Angeles basin.