The Arkansas River carves a path through this high-desert landscape, anchoring a network of industrial and agricultural development centered on Cañon City. The map reveals a high concentration of mining operations south of Florence and Williamsburg, including the Williamsburg Mine and several Santa Fe shafts. This intensive extraction history is balanced by a complex irrigation system, with the Oil Creek Ditch and De Weese Dye Ditch feeding settlements like Lincoln Park and Brookside.
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1889 · Canon City
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1892 · Canon City
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1894 · Pikes Peak
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1901 · Pikes Peak
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1942 · Cover Mtn.
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1948 · Cover Mtn.
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1954 · Phantom Canyon
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1954 · Cooper Mountain
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1954 · Pueblo
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Pueblo
USGS Topo · 1:250,000