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1950 Map of Milliken

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Milliken
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

The confluence of the South Platte River and the Big Thompson River anchors this agricultural region in Weld County, where a complex network of irrigation ditches and railroads supported early 20th-century sugar beet and grain production. Milliken serves as the central hub, situated at the junction of the Union Pacific and Great Western railroads. Smaller loading points and sidings like Adna, Peckham, and Houston highlight the region's reliance on rail transport for moving local harvests.

Evidence of frontier history remains at the Fort St Vrain (Ruins) near the river bend, while the local community structure is marked by the Fairview School and Daniels Sch. Significant water infrastructure, including the Greeley-Loveland Ditch and Godfrey Ditch, illustrates the intensive effort to transform the plains into productive farmland. The terrain is largely defined by river bottomlands and the prominent Wildcat Mound rising to the southwest.