1960 Map of Tule Springs

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Capitan Grande Indian Reservation dominates the southern landscape of this 1960 survey, where the King Creek and Conejos Creek canyons converge. The geography is defined by the sharp transition from the Cuyamaca Mountains in the east to the deep drainage of the San Diego River in the northwest. Scattered ranching outposts such as Rancho Alegria, Burney Ranch, and Echo Dell Ranch suggest a sparse, resource-driven settlement pattern common in this part of San Diego County during the mid-century.