1957 Map of Georgetown

About this map

The silver-mining legacy of Clear Creek County is intensely documented in this mid-century study of the high-altitude terrain surrounding Georgetown and Silver Plume. The landscape is a dense network of nineteenth-century industrial footprints, from the Seven Thirty Mine and Dunderberg Mine to the numerous portals of the Edgar Tunnel and Lebanon Tunnel. The town of Silverdale is noted as abandoned, while the steep mountain slopes are scored by an Old Railroad Grade and various jeep trails serving the remnant shafts. Local history is anchored by specific landmarks such as the Wheeler Astronomical Monument 1873 and the Griffin Monument, which sit high above the valley floor. Water management for the mining operations and growing settlements is evident through the Georgetown Reservoir and the Aqueduct winding south toward Green Lake.