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1944 Map of Central City

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of Central City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

Central City serves as the focal point of this wartime survey, situated at the heart of the Gilpin County gold mining district. The landscape is densely packed with industrial legacy, from the prominent Glory Hole to the Grain O Mine and Pittsburg Mine. Beyond the primary settlement, the map reveals smaller mining camps and towns such as Nevadaville, Apex, and the remote Yankee, many of which were already entering a period of decline by the mid-1940s.

A network of infrastructure supports the rugged terrain, including the Fall River Power Plant and an extensive flume system marked as abandoned in several sectors. The surrounding Roosevelt National Forest is defined by peaks like Mt Pisgah and Dakota Hill, while the drainage of Clear Creek and North Clear Creek dictates the movement of travel along routes such as State No. 119. This map preserves the footprint of Colorado's mining era before modern development altered these historic mountain corridors.