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1961 Map of Southwest Pueblo

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Southwest Pueblo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The Arkansas River valley defines the northern reach of this 1961 survey, where the burgeoning residential districts of Pueblo meet the high plains. The urban expansion of the era is evident in the planned streets of Beulah Heights and the concentration of civic institutions like the State Fairgrounds, South High Sch, and Mountain View Cemetery. This document records a period of transition as suburbia pushes south toward the wide Flats, yet remains bounded by major industrial and water infrastructure.

To the south, the landscape is dominated by the storage and transport of water, featuring St Charles Reservoir No 1 and its successors, alongside the St Charles Flood Ditch. Transportation corridors like the D & R G W RR and an Old Railroad Grade trace the movement of goods and people between the city and the ranching lands beyond the Grant Boundary, passing by landmarks such as Stem Beach and local Quarries.