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2012 Map of Winton

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Winton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

The Merced River meanders through this landscape of the San Joaquin Valley, where a sophisticated network of irrigation channels like the Escaladian Shaw Canal, Washington Lateral, and Borland Lateral supports an intensive agricultural economy. This 2012 survey illustrates the transition from rural ranching and dairy operations, such as the Milk Made Dairy and Sherman Dairy, toward the residential expansion of Winton and Atwater.

Concentrations of settlement appear at Amsterdam and Hopeton, the latter of which is home to the Hopeton Cem. In the southern portion of the map, the massive infrastructure of Castle Airport dominates the terrain, signifying the area's twentieth-century role in aviation and defense. Other local landmarks like Shaffer Bridge and the community known as The Grove offer specific points of interest for those tracing the development of Merced County.