1968 Map of Lyons

About this map

The town of Lyons sits at the confluence of the North St Vrain Creek and South St Vrain Creek, serving as a gateway to the foothills of the Roosevelt National Forest. This late 1960s landscape, updated in the late 1970s, reveals a complex network of water management and resource extraction. Significant infrastructure includes the Button Rock Reservoir, the Longmont Reservoir, and the Longmont Powerplant, alongside an intricate system of irrigation channels such as the South Ledge Ditch and Toll Gate Ditch. The terrain is marked by numerous quarries and mines, particularly around Steamboat Mountain and Indian Lookout Mountain, illustrating the local industry's reliance on the area's geology. Evidence of earlier settlement and social life appears through the Altona Grange, the local cemetery, and several picnic grounds located near Little Narrows.