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1955 Map of Strasburg NW

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Strasburg NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Kiowa Creek meanders through this landscape, defining the topography of a region at the border of Adams Co and Arapahoe Co. The 1955 survey data reveals a rural environment transitioning through mid-century infrastructure developments, marked by extensive Pipeline networks and Telephone Lines that cross the plains. Transport and commerce are anchored by the Union Pacific railroad tracks in the northeastern corner, running parallel to the historic Old Victory Highway.

Evidence of local utility and early land management is found in the numerous Windmill sites scattered across the terrain and an Abandoned Ditch near the creek bed. A distinct Observation Tower stands in the southwestern quadrant, while a Gravel Pit along the creek bank points to the area's extractive activity. This map captures the essential agricultural and transit character of the High Plains before modern suburban expansion reached these sections.