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1944 Map of Ralston Buttes

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of Ralston Buttes
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

Ralston Buttes and the surrounding terrain of the Front Range appear here as they were surveyed in the early 1940s by the Work Projects Administration. The landscape is defined by its dramatic elevation changes, with Centralia Mountain and Mt Tom rising above a complex network of drainages. The Denver and Salt Lake RR cuts through the northeast corner of the sheet, serving industrial points like Fireclay and the Arena Siding.

Rural life in this part of Jefferson County is anchored by remote schoolhouses and large land holdings. Researchers can trace the proximity of Guy Hill Sch and Robinson Sch to established homesteads like Ralston Creek Ranch and Centennial Ranch. The map also details the early water management infrastructure of the Denver Board of Water Commissioners, including the Ralston Res, which captures the flow from Deer Creek and Nott Creek.