1968 Map of Wells

About this map

Wells serves as a critical rail junction in the late 1960s, where the Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, and Western Pacific lines converge near the headwaters of the Humboldt River. This intersection of major transcontinental railroads defined the town's industrial character, evidenced by the numerous borrow pits, gravel pits, and Substations flanking the tracks. The landscape transitions sharply from the flat expanse of Town Creek Flat to the rising elevations of the Wood Hills in the southeast.