1961 Map of Fountain NE

About this map

Williams Creek and Chico Creek define the drainage patterns of this high plains landscape southeast of Colorado Springs during the early 1960s. The map illustrates a transitional rural environment where traditional cattle ranching footprints, such as Kane Ranch and the Bailey Windmill, exist alongside emerging infrastructure. The presence of a long Pipeline and the industrial activity at a Gravel Pit indicate the shifting utility of the land during this period. Navigation across the eastern El Paso County terrain is centered on Squirrel Creek Road, which serves as a primary east-west corridor through the undulating ranchlands. This survey is particularly useful for genealogists and local historians tracing the physical evolution of specific family-held tracts and early water management features in the Fountain area before later-century suburban development reached this sector.