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1948 Map of Colorado Springs

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Colorado Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Colorado Springs serves as the focal point of this late 1940s landscape, positioned at the confluence of Monument Creek and Fountain Creek. The urban core is surrounded by several satellite settlements including Roswell, Knob Hill, and the industrial district of Colorado City. The map documents a significant concentration of civic and social institutions that defined the city's character in this era, such as the Deaf and Blind Sch, the Union Printers Home, and Colorado College.

South of the city, the planned community of Broadmoor sits near the base of the mountains, adjacent to landmarks like the Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun and the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. The presence of the Camp Carson Military Reservation at the southern edge reflects the area's burgeoning military importance. Long-standing transportation routes are clearly delineated, including the tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande Western and the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe, which shaped the city's growth along the creek valleys.