1957 Map of Greeley

About this map

Greeley serves as the focal point of this mid-century landscape where the agricultural plains meet the towering Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The map reveals a complex water management system essential for the region's development, featuring the Horsetooth Reservoir, Carter Lake, and the winding Cache la Poudre River. Transportation and industry are defined by the dense rail network of the Union Pacific RR and the Great Western RR, connecting sugar beet and farming communities like Eaton and Windsor. To the west, the high peaks of Rocky Mountain National Park dominate the horizon, including the iconic Longs Peak and Mount Meeker. This survey captures Northern Colorado just as post-war growth began to accelerate along the Us 87 corridor, balancing the burgeoning urban centers of Fort Collins and Boulder with the vast eastern expanse of the Pawnee National Grassland.