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1951 Map of Longmont

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Longmont
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

Longmont serves as the focal point of this mid-century landscape, showing a structured grid of residential blocks and public parks like Roosevelt Park and Sunset Park. The surrounding environment is defined by an intricate network of irrigation systems, including the Oligarchy Ditch and Rough and Ready Ditch, which redirect water from St Vrain Creek and Boulder Creek to numerous storage bodies such as Calkins Lake (Union Reservoir). These waterworks illustrate the agricultural engineering required to sustain the communities of Highland, Morey, and Liberty at the edge of the plains.

Genealogists and local historians can locate several rural educational sites, including the Burlington School and the noted former locations of Lakeview Sch and Coffin School. The industrial and social life of the era is marked by features like Dixons Mills and the Liberty Hall Grange, while the transportation corridor of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad connects the region's farms and mills to the larger market.