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1892 Map of Canon City

Name: 1892 Topographic Map of Canon City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1905
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1905

About this map

Silver Cliff and the industrial corridor along the Arkansas River define the landscape of this late-nineteenth-century survey. The northern reaches are dominated by the Grand Canyon of the Arkansas and the narrow passage of the Royal Gorge, where the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad and Denver and Rio Grande Railroad battle for right-of-way through the canyon floor. To the south, the Wet Mountain Valley serves as a hub for mining operations, with specific locations like the Bull Domingo Mine and Bassick Mine near Querida illustrating the area's subterranean wealth.

Industrial settlements like Florence, Rockvale, and Williamsburg cluster around the rail lines and coal deposits, while more isolated outposts like Rosita and Yorkville sit high in the Wet Mountains. The map provides a remarkable view of the early infrastructure connecting these mining districts, showing the network of gulches and creeks such as Grape Creek and Hardscrabble Creek that dictated the routes of travel between the peaks of Mt Tyndall and Mt Herring.