1906 Map of Fort Collins

About this map

Fort Collins serves as the hub of a complex irrigation and transport network at the base of the Roosevelt National Forest. The landscape is defined by the Cache La Poudre River and an extensive system of numbered reservoirs and ditches, including the Larimer and Weld Ditch and the Larimer County Canal, which fueled the region's agricultural transition. Early educational foundations are visible at the Colorado State Agricultural College, while the Colorado and Southern RR connects the city to outlying settlements like Wellington and Laporte. To the west, the terrain rises sharply into the foothills, revealing the extraction history at Empire Mine and the quarrying connections at Stout. Named landmarks such as Bingham Hill and Horsetooth orient the traveler between the high forest and the fertile, water-managed plains.