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1947 Map of Tuscan Buttes

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Tuscan Buttes
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1947
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1947

About this map

The Sacramento River meanders through the heart of this mid-century landscape, defining the border between Shasta and Tehama counties. Early California history is deeply rooted here, evidenced by the Site of Ft Reading and the Ruins of Reading Adobe located near the river's bend. The map illustrates a developed agricultural and ranching corridor featuring named homesteads like Dersch Ranch, Armstrong Ranch, and Addington Ranch scattered across the Stillwater Plains and Millville Plains.

Industrial and infrastructure development is marked by the Coleman Canal feeding into the Coleman Power House and various fisheries like the U S Fish Culture Sta. Cultural landmarks including the Parkville Sch and Lone Tree Sch anchor the small rural communities. The distinctive volcanic topography of the Tuscan Buttes rises in the southeast, while the river's complex hydrology is noted at Bloody Island and the Chinese Rapids.