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1963 Map of Lamb

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Lamb
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

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Fort Morgan serves as the primary hub of this eastern Colorado landscape during the early 1960s, where the convergence of industrial development and irrigation infrastructure is clearly documented. The northern edge of the map is defined by the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad and the small siding at Moseley. To the south, the economy shifts toward energy production within the Fort Morgan Oil Field, a landscape dotted with numerous oil and gas wells and a central Gasoline Plant.

Water management is central to the area's agricultural character, evidenced by the winding paths of the Bijou Canal and Fort Morgan Canal which cut through the terrain alongside Badger Creek. Notable for local historians is the curiously named Old Old Road, providing a glimpse into the evolution of local transportation routes before modern highway development. The township layout reveals a transition from the structured blocks of the city center to the utilitarian Jeep Trail networks of the surrounding plains.