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1965 Map of Morrison

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

USGS Topo · Published 1980

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Lookout Mountain and the steep eastern front of the Rockies dominate this mid-1960s survey, showing the expansion of Lakewood toward the foothills. The landscape is a mix of high-desert terrain and institutional history, featuring the School for Boys and the Camp George West National Guard site. Notable cultural landmarks are clustered along the slopes, including the Mother Cabrini Shrine and Mother Cabrini Orphanage, alongside the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre.

Resource extraction is evident through scattered claypits and the Chieftain Mine, while the southern reaches near Morrison reveal complex water management via the Harriman Canal and Warrior Canal. The transition of the era is captured in the purple photorevisions, showing residential growth near Pleasant View and new infrastructure like the Red Rocks Campus of the Community College of Denver. Farther south, the Falcon Castle Ruins stand atop Mount Falcon, overlooking the convergence of Bear Creek and Turkey Creek.