The Arkansas River forms the central axis of this landscape in Bent County, where an intricate network of irrigation engineering supports the high plains economy. Diversion systems including the Consolidated Ditch, Jones Ditch, and the Fort Lyon Canal demonstrate the region's total reliance on water management for agriculture. Small rural clusters like Marlman, Cornelia, and Riverdale are situated along these vital arteries, connected by a strictly gridded system of county roads such as Wedge Rd and Cornelia Rd.
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1891 · Higbee
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1891 · Las Animas
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1893 · Higbee
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1893 · Las Animas
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1953 · Las Animas
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Cornelia
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Hadley
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1954 · Lamar
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Mc Intosh Ranch
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1955 · Bishop Ranch
USGS Topo · 1:24,000