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1905 Map of Georgetown

Name: 1905 Topographic Map of Georgetown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1919
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1919

About this map

Georgetown and Silver Plume anchor this early twentieth-century survey of the Clear Creek mining district, connected by the famous engineering of the Georgetown Loop. The landscape is dominated by the steep drainage basins of Clear Creek and Chicago Creek, reflecting an era of intense mineral extraction and nascent alpine tourism. Near the northern boundary, Idaho Springs serves as a gateway to the high country, where a network of trails and a Tramway reach toward mining outposts like Lamartine and Freeland.

The southern portion of the sheet rises into the massive peaks of the Front Range, including Mt Evans, Mt Bierstadt, and Mt Warren. Here, high-altitude water bodies such as Summit Lake, Chicago Lakes, and Echo Lake sit amidst the Pike National Forest. The map captures the specialized transport infrastructure of the time, from the Colorado and Southern railroad lines to the isolated cabins at Highland Park and Magnet Park.