1952 Map of Woodlake

About this map

Woodlake serves as the focal point of this Central Valley survey, which details a landscape transitioning from the citrus-growing lowlands to the Sierra Nevada foothills. The map reveals a complex irrigation and transport infrastructure essential to the era's agriculture, featuring the Wutchumna Ditch and Friant Kern Canal alongside the Visalia Electric and Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroads. Evidence of early land use is found in named estates like Minnehaha Ranch and Vanderhoof Ranch, while the community of Lemoncove and the Sequoia Union Sch anchor the southeastern portion of the quadrangle. The topography shifts dramatically from the flat expanse of Antelope Valley toward prominent heights such as Antelope Mountain and Davis Mountain, where deep drainages like Hambright Canyon and Dry Creek cut through the foothills. This 1952 edition, with revisions through 1969, preserves the mid-century layout of these agricultural hubs before modern expansion.