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1967 Map of Torres

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Torres
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

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Maxwell Grant dominates the central landscape of this Colorado survey, illustrating the complex land tenure of the Sangre de Cristo foothills in the late 1960s. The settlement of Torres sits at the confluence where the South Fork joins the Purgatoire River, serving as a focal point for a network of irrigation systems including the Consolidated Ditch and Quatro Ditch. These waterworks, tracing the river valleys, highlight the region's reliance on managed water for agriculture and livestock.

Industrial activity is evidenced by the Cornell Mine and Quatro Mine, while the presence of the Old Railroad Grade near Tercio points to a transportation history linked to the area's coal and timber resources. High-country landmarks such as San Francisco Pass and The Little Wall define the western reaches of the sheet, providing geographic context for isolated points of interest like Davenport Cabin and the lonely 1 Graves site.