1907 Map of Woodland

About this map

The agricultural landscape of the Sacramento Valley is captured here just after the turn of the century, defined by a complex network of water management and rail connections. Woodland Browns Corners serves as the primary hub, where the Southern Pacific R R Marysville Branch intersects with a grid of irrigation canals and sloughs. Water engineering is central to this era's growth, evidenced by the Moore Dam and a series of man-made waterways like the Adams Canal and Moore Canal that divert flow from Cache Creek across the plains.