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1968 Map of Carson City

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Carson City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Carson City serves as the focal point of this 1968 survey, showing the Nevada state capital just before significant late-20th-century expansion. The urban grid is clearly defined by historical thoroughfares like King St and 5th St, while the city's civic identity is anchored by the Gov Mansion, the state Museum, and the Armory. Purple photorevision tints from 1974 indicate the emerging residential growth patterns pushing toward the Virginia Range and the Carson Indian Colony to the south.

To the west, the landscape rises sharply into the Toiyabe National Forest, where a network of water management features including an Aqueduct, Siphon, and the Hobart Cr Reservoir trace the critical infrastructure required for mountain runoff. Local industrial and transit history is preserved through the marking of the Old Railroad Grade and the Premier Mine. Notable community landmarks such as the Lone Mtn Cemetery and Carson Hot Springs provide essential points of reference for genealogists and local historians studying the Eagle Valley area.