Merced County Road Maps: Finding Aid, 1868-1897

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Creators:: Merced County Historical Society and Courthouse Museum
Abstract:
Extent:: 26 Maps, all scanned
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Preferred citation:: Merced County Road Maps: Finding Aid. Merced County Historical Society and Courthouse Museum

Scope and content:: The early county roads were called public highways. They were often named either after a landowner of the area such as Healy Ranch Road (1874) or by the towns, ranches, railroads, or ferries where the road began and ended such as Dugan Ranch and Merced Road (1872). One of the earliest roads in Merced County was Pacheco Pass Toll Road built by Andrew Davidson Firebaugh in 1856.
Biographical / historical:: This collection of maps was displayed at the Merced County Courthouse Museum in 2016 in an exhibit titled, "Let's Google That Old Road."

Restrictions:: Restricted access by appointment only. Digital images are available.
Terms of access:: Merced County Historical Society Archives

Preferred citation:: Merced County Road Maps: Finding Aid. Merced County Historical Society and Courthouse Museum

Location of this collection:: Merced County Historical Society and Courthouse Museum

21st and N Streets

Merced, CA 95340, US