1905 Map of Georgetown

About this map

Georgetown and Silver Plume serve as the industrial anchors of this high-altitude survey, illustrating the complex rail and mining infrastructure of the early 1900s. The world-famous Georgetown Loop and the ambitious Argentine Central Ry wind through steep grades, connecting the valley settlements to productive sites like the Stanley Mines and the scattered camps of Freeland and Lamartine. The landscape is dominated by the massive profile of Mt Evans, surrounded by a network of alpine waters including Chicago Lakes and Summit Lake. Topographer Frank Tweedy recorded a region in transition, where the heavy industry of the Pike National Forest headwaters, indicated by features like the Tramway, begins to meet the early recreational footprint seen at Beaver Meadows Camp and the Bear Creek Ranger Sta.