1942 Map of Central City

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Central City and its surrounding mining districts appear here in 1942, reflecting decades of hard-rock extraction in the Colorado mountains. The landscape is intensely marked by the infrastructure of the late 19th and early 20th-century gold rush, from the massive open pit of The Glory Hole to the clustered settlements of Nevadaville and Russell Gulch. Higher elevations are dotted with smaller camps like Apex, Nugget, and American City, showing the extent of prospecting across Maryland Mtn and Pewabic Mtn.