1950 Map of Bracewell

About this map

The Cache La Poudre River meanders through this agricultural landscape west of Greeley, defining a terrain managed by an intricate network of irrigation systems like the Greeley No 2 Canal and Boomerang Ditch. This 1950s survey, updated in the early 1980s, reveals a shift in rural education, marking the Lucas School (Aband) and Plain View Sch (Aband) as defunct while Hazelton School and La Grange School remained focal points of the community. Settlement patterns follow the Colorado And Southern railroad line, linking smaller locales such as Bracewell and Bruce to the larger regional hub. The map also documents recreational development on the edge of the city, including the Greeley Country Club and a Drive-In Theatre, positioned near the expanding Corporate Boundary.