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1954 Map of Greenland

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Greenland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Greenland and the Greenland Ranch sit at a critical railway juncture in the mid-1950s, where the Denver and Rio Grande Western and the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroads run parallel through the valley. This transit corridor is flanked by a dramatic landscape of flat-topped landmarks, including Rattlesnake Butte, Larkspur Butte, and True Mountain. To the south, the terrain rises toward Bald Mountain near the Douglas and El Paso county line.

Local life is centered around small rural institutions like the Spring Valley School and Lincoln Mountain School. Evidence of earlier industry appears at a Quarry (Aband) on Lincoln Mountain, while the agricultural character is maintained at Lincoln Ranch. A network of water sources, such as Upper Lake Gulch and West Cherry Creek, sustains the high-plains ranching operations, with the Spring Valley Cem serving as a quiet marker of the community's established history.