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1968 Map of Longmont

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Longmont
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Longmont serves as the central hub of this northern Colorado landscape, where the transition from town streets to a vast agricultural irrigation network is clearly defined. The municipal layout includes established landmarks like Roosevelt Park and the Armory, while the surrounding plains are crisscrossed by a complex system of waterways, including the Oligarchy Ditch, Southern and Colorado Ditch, and Rough and Ready Ditch. These engineered channels feed prominent water bodies such as Calkins Lake (Union Reservoir) and Terry Lake.

Family and community history is anchored in several rural institutions, from the Burlington Cem and Highland Lake Cem to the Mountain States Childrens Home. The presence of the Great Western railroad tracks and the Grange Hall near Liberty illustrates the agrarian economy that sustained small settlements like Mead and Jessum. Along the banks of St Vrain Creek and Boulder Creek, the map details a landscape managed for both industry and residency during the late 1960s.