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1950 Map of Hygiene

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Hygiene
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1952
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1952

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St Vrain Creek and a dense network of irrigation works define this agricultural landscape at the edge of the foothills. The settlement of Hygiene serves as a central hub, while the surrounding plains are marked by numerous water storage projects including McIntosh Lake, Clover Basin Reservoir, and Lagerman Reservoir. These reservoirs, fed by the Supply Canal and Highland Ditch, supported a robust farming economy and the nearby sugar beet industry centered in Longmont.

Local history is preserved through the locations of rural schoolhouses such as the Montgomery School and Nelson School, alongside the Ryssby Ch, a site of early Swedish settlement. The transition from prairie to mountain is visible at Rabbit Mountain and Table Top Mountain, while industrial activities like the Brickyard and various Gravel Pits show the extraction of natural resources alongside the Colorado and Southern railroad line.