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1924 Map of Ignacio

Name: 1924 Topographic Map of Ignacio
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

The Animas River and Florida River define the irrigation and transport corridors of southwestern Colorado in this early 20th-century survey. Durango serves as the regional hub, where the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad branches toward settlements like Carbon Junc, Posta, and Bondad. This era shows the landscape transitioning from a mining-dominated frontier to a structured agricultural and agency-managed region, evidenced by the Ute Indian Agency and the South Boundary Ute Ceded Land line.

Local infrastructure is meticulously documented, from the Old Fish Hatchery and City Reservoir to remote outposts like the Wallace Ranger Sta. Rural life is marked by small educational centers such as the Little Red Sch and the Upper Florida Sch. Along the riverbanks, family-named landmarks like Home Ranch and the waters of Pinkerton Hot Springs reveal the early social geography of La Plata County before modern development.