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1942 Map of Littleton

Name: 1942 Topographic Map of Littleton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1942
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1942

About this map

Littleton serves as the focal point for this 1938-39 survey, capturing the community before the post-war expansion of the Denver metropolitan area. The landscape is defined by the South Platte River and its complex network of gulches and creeks, including Dutch Creek and Lee Gulch. Critical water infrastructure for the region is evident through major reservoirs like Marston Lake, Bowles Reservoir, and the Grant A Lake chain.

Railroad connectivity is a prominent theme, with three major lines—the Denver and Rio Grande Western, Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe, and the Colorado and Southern—paralleling the river corridor. Rural education is marked by the presence of the Deer Creek Sch and Platte Sch, while small settlements and sidings like Wolhurst, Struby, and Chatfields dot the valley floor near the edge of the Front Range.