1972 Map of Central City

About this map

Central City and Black Hawk serve as the focal points of this 1972 survey, revealing the dense network of mining infrastructure that defined this section of the Front Range decades after the initial gold rush. The landscape is heavily marked by industrial history, featuring the massive Glory Hole and subterranean works like the Lucania Tunnel. Small settlements and former mining camps such as Nevadaville and Apex are situated among a labyrinth of named gulches and hills, including Maryland Mountain and Winnebago Hill. Genealogy researchers will find significant value in the location of the Russell Gulch Cem and Bald Mountain Cem, which sit alongside numerous active and dormant claims like the Two Forty Mine and Scandia Mine. The transition from industrial extraction to recreation is evident in the presence of the Pickle Gulch Campground and Columbine Campground within the surrounding Arapaho National Forest.