Old Maps of Original Mile Keith's Addition City Historic District, Grand Junction

1. 1956 Map of Grand Junction, 1973 Print

   

   1956 Grand Junction

   1973 Print · USGS

   The Grand Valley and its surrounding high plateaus are captured here in the mid-twentieth century as the region's ranching and rail heritage remained central. Researchers can trace the path of the Denver & Rio Grande Western RR through Grand Junction or locate remote outposts like Dragon and Atchee.

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4. 1959 Map of Grand Junction

   

   1959 Grand Junction

   1959 Print · USGS

   The Grand Valley and the high plateaus of the Colorado-Utah border come into focus in the late fifties as irrigation and rail lines define the landscape. Local historians can trace several industrial outposts labeled as abandoned, including Watson and Dragon, alongside the Denver and Rio Grande Western RR.

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7. 1960 Map of Grand Junction

   

   1960 Grand Junction

   1960 Print · USGS

   The Grand Junction area at the dawn of the 1960s shows a landscape of river-valley agriculture and high-plateau extraction. Researchers can trace the path of the dismantled railroad and find vanished sites like Watson and Sego.

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10. 1962 Map of Grand Junction

    

    1962 Grand Junction

    1962 Print · USGS

    The Western Slope of the early sixties comes into focus here, showing the irrigation-driven growth of the valley and the surrounding high desert. Trace the path of the Denver and Rio Grande Western RR or locate old outposts like Atchee and Dragon.

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13. 1962 Map of Grand Junction, 1964 Print

    

    1962 Grand Junction

    1964 Print · USGS

    Grand Junction and the surrounding Mesa County valley are captured here in the early sixties, as the city expanded around its historic river confluence. Genealogists and researchers can locate the IOOF and Masonic Cem, the State Home and Training Sch, and local landmarks like Uranium Downs.

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16. 1964 Map of Grand Junction

    

    1964 Grand Junction

    1964 Print · USGS

    The Colorado-Utah borderlands are shown here in the mid-1960s, a period when the river-valley settlements and high-desert rail outposts defined the region. Researchers can trace the legacy of remote camps like Atchee and Dragon or follow the agricultural expansion around Grand Junction and Fruita.

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19. 1965 Map of Grand Junction

    

    1965 Grand Junction

    1965 Print · USGS

    Western Colorado and eastern Utah appear at a mid-century crossroads, where the irrigated orchards of the Grand Valley meet the high desert plateaus. Trace the Denver & Rio Grande Western RR as it connects Grand Junction to early settlements like Westwater and Cisco.

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22. 1981 Map of Grand Junction

    

    1981 Grand Junction

    1981 Print · USGS

    The Grand Valley is shown during a period of steady growth in the early eighties, where the desert landscape meets the irrigated orchards of Palisade. Trace the historic Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad route past the Cameo Mine and into the Book Cliffs.

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25. 2022 Map of Grand Junction, 2022 Print

    

    2022 Grand Junction

    2022 Print · USGS

    Grand Junction and the Grand Valley appear in the early 2020s at the junction of the Colorado River and Gunnison River. Genealogists can trace a significant complex of historic burial grounds including Orchard Mesa Cem and the Masonic Cem.

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