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1960 Map of Avondale

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Avondale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

The confluence of the Huerfano River and the Arkansas River serves as the focal point for this 1960 survey of eastern Pueblo County. The landscape is defined by the critical management of water in an arid environment, shown through the extensive reach of the Bessemer Ditch, Welton Ditch, and the Colorado Canal. These irrigation systems support the small agricultural settlements of Avondale and Boone, which sit along the northern river corridor.

Evidence of earlier frontier history remains at Fort Reynolds, while local community life is anchored by the San Jose Ch and a nearby Cem. To the south and west, the terrain rises into the Badger Hills and Hooker Hills, contrasting the flat, ditch-fed plains with more varied topography. This document preserves the mid-century layout of these rural communities and the complex hydraulic infrastructure required to sustain them.