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1960 Map of Fort Collins

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Fort Collins
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

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Fort Collins dominates this mid-century landscape, centered on the Colorado State University campus and a dense grid of streets like Mountain Ave and Mulberry St. The city's industrial roots are evident at the Sugar Refinery near Buckingham, while the Cache La Poudre River winds through the northern outskirts, flanked by the Larimer and Weld Canal. Urban expansion is clearly tracked through purple updates, showing new residential growth reaching toward Spring Creek.

Beyond the city limits, the agrarian character of Larimer County remains, punctuated by rural hubs such as Harmony and McClellands. A complex network of irrigation ditches, including the Mail Creek Ditch and Ames Ditch, supports the surrounding fields. Transportation and logistics are defined by the convergence of the Union Pacific and Colorado and Southern railroads, which served the region's agricultural and manufacturing sectors.