1948 Map of Falcon NW

About this map

Black Forest dominates the northern landscape of this El Paso County area, where the wooded highland gives way to a network of drainage basins and ranching operations. The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad cuts through the southeastern corner, serving as a primary transit artery alongside local thoroughfares like Burgess Road and Vollmer Road. Numerous windmills are marked across the terrain, indicating the reliance on groundwater for the livestock at Wolf Ranch, Hyatt Ranch, and Banning Lewis Ranch. Waterways such as Sand Creek, Cottonwood Creek, and Jimmy Camp Creek define the topography, while an Underground Pipeline reveals mid-century infrastructure developments in this prairie environment. This document reflects a transitional period of land use in the late 1940s before the significant suburban expansion of nearby Colorado Springs.