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1910 Map of Central City

Name: 1910 Topographic Map of Central City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

Central City and Nevadaville serve as the industrial anchors of this high-altitude landscape, where the intense mining activity of the early twentieth century is etched into the terrain. The presence of the Boulder County Mine and the Pewabic Mtn workings reflects the area's deep connection to mineral extraction, while the Moffat Tunnel and the Denver Northwestern and Pacific rail line illustrate the massive engineering required to traverse the Continental Divide Trail.

From the settlement at Nederland to the high waters of Yankee Doodle Lake, the map documents a transition from established mining camps to early alpine recreation. Remote outposts like Hessie and Petersons Camp are connected by a network of trails and the Colorado Southern RR, which snakes through the steep valleys of Clear Creek. The inclusion of several Cem locations near the town sites provides a grounded record for genealogists tracing the families that populated these boomtowns during their peak years.