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1973 Map of Rush NW

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Rush NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Washington School stands as a focal point in this 1970s landscape of El Paso County, where the high plains are carved by the drainage systems of Horse Creek and Steels Fork. The map reveals a strictly gridded section-line road network typical of the Colorado prairie, featuring family-named thoroughfares such as Vorenberg Road, Currier Road, and Sengbeil Road.

Economic and utility features of the era are clearly visible, including several Gravel Pits, a north-south Pipeline, and a small Landing Strip near the Ramah Highway. The pattern of Wells and a prominent Pond suggests a landscape managed for ranching and agriculture. The convergence of Big Springs Creek and Little Horse Creek illustrates the intricate hydrology that governed early settlement and transportation routes like Big Springs Road and Corona Road.