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1965 Map of Louisville

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Louisville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

The industrial and scientific landscape south of Boulder comes into focus in this late-1970s revision. The most significant feature is the Rocky Flats Plant of the U S Department of Energy, situated on the windswept Rocky Flats plateau. This facility, flanked by Woman Creek and Walnut Creek, stands in stark contrast to the emerging residential developments of Paragon Estates and Majestic Heights. The map records a transition from traditional mining and agriculture toward high-tech federal industry and suburban expansion.

Water management is central to the area's geography, with the Great Western Reservoir, Marshall Lake, and Base Line Reservoir punctuating the terrain. Rural settlements like Marshall and Superior are depicted alongside the steel rails of the Colorado and Southern and the Denver and Rio Grande Western. This survey captures the region just as the suburban boundaries of Louisville and Boulder began to press against the historical coal-mining and ranching lands of Davidson Mesa.