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1949 Map of Parker

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Parker
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

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Parker serves as the focal point for this late-1940s survey of the high plains south of Denver, capturing a transitional period of agricultural land use and early infrastructure. The landscape is defined by the drainage network of Cherry Creek, where numerous gulches like Baldwin Gulch and Taleman Gulch feed into the primary waterway. Irrigation is a prominent feature of the era, evidenced by the Arapaho Canal, the Lateral Canal, and the two reservoirs, Clark Reservoir No 1 and Clark Reservoir No 2.

Social centers for the surrounding rural population are anchored by the Cherry Creek Sch and the Happy Canyon Sch. The transportation network relies on established routes such as Smoky Hill Road and Cherry Creek Road, which follow the natural contours of the terrain. Near the northern boundary, the settlement of Melvin appears before the large-scale suburban expansion of later decades, providing a grounded view of these communities in their mid-century form.