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1903 Map of Georgetown

Name: 1903 Topographic Map of Georgetown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

Georgetown and Silver Plume anchor this high-altitude landscape during the height of the region's mining and engineering prowess. The map prominently features the Georgetown Loop, the famed railroad engineering feat that connected these two mining towns. In the high country to the south, the massive peaks of Mt Evans and Mt Bierstadt tower over alpine basins and glacial features such as the Chicago Lakes and Summit Lake.

Industrial activity is evident at the Stanley Mines near Idaho Springs, while smaller mining camps like Lamartine and Freeland are situated along the complex network of gulches and creeks. The drainage patterns of Clear Creek and Chicago Creek define the movement through the terrain, leading toward the Clear Creek Co Park Co Boundary Line. To the southeast, Harris Park represents a distinct transition toward the meadows and forests near the headwaters of Elk Creek.