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1941 Map of Long Branch

Name: 1941 Topographic Map of Long Branch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1941
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1941

About this map

The Fitzsimons General Hospital and its surrounding U S Military Reservation dominate the southern portion of this landscape, reflecting the military expansion in Colorado during the late 1930s. This survey, conducted by A. J. Haskin and Carl Weible, reveals a transition from the developing community of Aurora to the rural plains of Adams County. The geography is defined by a complex irrigation network essential for high-plains agriculture, including the Highline Canal, O'Brien Canal, and numerous water bodies like Derby Lake and the Blackman Lake Site.

Transportation corridors are anchored by the Union Pacific and C R I and P railroads, which parallel the courses of Sand Creek and Tollgate Cr. The presence of small, localized settlements such as Irondale and Sable, alongside rural education centers like Long Branch Sch and Rose Hill Sch, provides a clear picture of the region's early 20th-century social and economic structure before the intense post-war suburbanization of the Denver metro area.