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1940 Map of Lafayette

Name: 1940 Topographic Map of Lafayette
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1940
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1940

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The northern Colorado coalfields around Lafayette define this 1938 survey, revealing an industrial landscape where mining and agriculture met. Local coal production is evident through several named operations, including the Centennial Mine and the Monarch Mine, while the Chicago and Northwestern and Colorado and Southern railroads facilitate the transport of resources. The settlement of Coalton and the growing town of Broomfield are documented alongside numerous early irrigation and storage features like the Zang Reservoirs and Nissen Res No 1.

Genealogists and local historians can locate several rural schoolhouses and cemeteries that served these mining communities. Named institutions such as Mandalay Sch, Hutchinson Sch, and Burn Lee Sch appear alongside the Louisville Cem and Lakeview Cem. The map provides a detailed view of the terrain before the mid-century expansion, capturing the network of ditches and creeks, such as Coal Creek and Big Dry Creek, that supported the region's development.