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1966 Map of Piney Creek

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Piney Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Hutchinson sits within a landscape defined by its high-country watercourses and early infrastructure in this mid-1960s study of the area where Arapahoe, Douglas, and Elbert counties meet. The northern portion is dominated by a Military Reservation, featuring an Observation Tower and Radio Tower, while the historic Smoky Hill Road cuts across the terrain as a reminder of early transit corridors. Significant drainage patterns are established by Piney Creek, Sulphur Gulch, and Murphy Creek, which carve through the topography before reaching more developed valley floors.

Local landmarks such as a rural Cem and scattered Gravel Pits suggest a sparse but active settlement pattern based on resource extraction and grazing. The map captures a moment when traditional land uses, like those found around Douglas, began to coexist with modern technical installations such as the Radio Facility. Genealogists and historians can trace the transition from 19th-century routes like East Parker Road to the mid-century industrial and military imprints on the land.