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1942 Map of Central City

Name: 1942 Topographic Map of Central City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Central City serves as the focal point of this 1942 survey, depicting the intense gold-mining legacy of the Gilpin County region during the mid-twentieth century. The landscape is heavily marked by the extractive industry, featuring prominent sites like the Chain O Mine, Pittsburg Mine, and the massive excavation known as The Glory Hole. Beyond the urban center, smaller settlements like Nevadaville and Russell Gulch appear along the complex network of gulches and hillsides, illustrating the dense concentration of mining activity that defined the area's development.

The high-altitude terrain is crisscrossed by historic routes like the Prospectors Trail and Missouri Road, while the Fall River Power Plant indicates the infrastructure required to support industrial operations. Natural features like Mt Pisgah and Maryland Mtn surround the mining districts, which are also marked by local landmarks such as the Bald Mtn Cem. This record captures a transition period where the region's historic mining identity remained physically dominant.