1956 Map of Glidden

About this map

Columbus serves as a focal point in this survey, where the So. Pac. System rail lines converge near a bend in the Colorado River. The landscape reveals a complex network of watercourses, including the drainage basins of Skull Creek and Harvey Creek, interspersed with extensive mesquite thickets. Evidence of evolving infrastructure is visible in the Abandoned G. H. & S. A. R. R. route north of the river, while the active New Orleans and Texas R. R. supports smaller settlements like Glidden and Borden. Toward the southern boundary, the map tracks the transition into the East Sandies Creek and Middle Sandies Creek drainages near the remote outpost of Cheetham. This military-origin survey, based on early 20th-century fieldwork, meticulously records the fenced roads and fords that defined rural travel in Colorado County before modern highway expansion.