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1965 Map of Littleton

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Littleton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The South Platte River corridor transitions from suburban development to a major public engineering project in this mid-1960s perspective. Most prominent is the massive area of Under Construction surrounding the emerging Chatfield Lake and the Chatfield State Recreation Area. The purple revision tints from 1969 reveal the rapid expansion of housing tracts into former agricultural lands, particularly around Columbine Valley and Columbine Hills.

Infrastructure of the era is well-defined, including the Centennial Racetrack and the Columbine Airpark. Local history is captured in landmarks like the Littleton Cem, St Mary Sch, and the Plum Creek Sch. The industrial and transport life of the region is evidenced by the Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad and various water management features like Bowles Reservoir No 1 and McClellan Reservoir.