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1962 Map of Big Narrows

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Big Narrows
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

The Cache La Poudre River carves a deep path through the heart of the Roosevelt National Forest, defining the geography of this mid-century Larimer County survey. The river corridor serves as the primary artery for travel and recreation, featuring the Big Narrows and riverfront landing sites like Stove Prairie Landing. Settlement patterns are concentrated in open basins or "flats" along the water and its tributaries, such as Kelley Flats, Dutch George Flats, and Pendergrass Flats.

Genealogical interest is found in the specific naming of rural residences and pioneer legacies, including the Bosworth Homestead and Clark Homestead. To the south, Flowers Road and Poverty Gulch mark the higher ground where the Sky Corral Ranch and isolated resource extraction sites like the Hole in the Wall Mine are located. The map records a landscape where small mountain settlements like Eggers persist alongside federal recreation areas and early gaging stations.