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1955 Map of Gould

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Gould
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

The Michigan River valley in northern Colorado is shown here in the mid-1950s, defined by a sparse but established network of high-altitude ranching and forest management. At the southern end of the map, the settlement of Gould sits near the Michigan River Ranger Sta, while family-named holdings like the Gould Ranch and Stelbars Michigan River Ranch are scattered along the river bottom.

Evidence of the region's educational and recreational history is visible at the Haworth Sch and the Cameron Pass 4 H Club Camp. The landscape transitions from the river flats toward the high ground of Custer Mountain and Bull Mountain, with the historic route of the Overland Trail cutting through the western portion of the quadrangle. This period of the survey captures the area just before modern forest recreation intensified, showing early sites like the Aspen Campground.