1969 Map of Craig

About this map

Craig serves as the focal point of this Northwest Colorado survey, situated at the confluence of Fortification Creek and the Yampa River. The 1969 field check reveals a well-developed municipal center containing critical civic infrastructure, including the Courthouse, the Post Office, and a County Jail. Education and health are represented by Sunset School, East School, and the Memorial Hospital, while local culture is reflected in the Fairground and a Drive-In Theatre on the town's southern edge. The landscape transitions sharply from the irrigation-fed agriculture of the Craig Ditch to the prominent rising terrain of Cedar Mountain and Pine Ridge to the west. Industrial activity, notably Gas Wells and several Gravel Pits, underscores the region's extraction-based economy during this era.