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1912 Map of Central City

Name: 1912 Topographic Map of Central City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1948
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1948

About this map

Central City and the surrounding gold-mining districts of Nevadaville and Apex define this industrial landscape during a period of high-altitude extraction. The map documents the intricate network of the Colorado and Southern RR and the Denver Northwestern and Pacific RR, which navigated the Continental Divide at Rollins Pass. Notable landmarks of the era's engineering include the Moffat Road, the Fawn Creek Loop, and the Riflesight Notch.

Beyond the industrial centers, the survey covers the silver-mining camps of Caribou and the growing settlement of Nederland. The terrain is marked by family-named landmarks like Sherwood Flat and McLean Gulch, alongside numerous glacial lakes such as Loch Lomond and Diamond Lake. This record captures the transition from peak mining activity to the development of recreational spaces like Denver Mtn Parks and the southern edge of Rocky Mtn National Park.