1892 Map of Limon

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The High Plains of eastern Colorado converge at the junction of the Kansas Pacific Railroad and the Chicago Kansas and Nebraska Railroad, establishing Limon as a critical transportation hub in the late nineteenth century. Surveyed by Willard D. Johnson and his team, this reconnaissance map documents the transition from open range to established ranching and rail corridors. Small settlements and stops such as Resolis, River Bend, and Mattison trace the path of the tracks across the divide between the South Platte and Arkansas River basins.