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1944 Map of Tungsten

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

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

Roosevelt National Forest spans this 1940s landscape, where the rugged topography of the Front Range dictated a pattern of narrow mountain settlements and resource extraction. The Denver and Salt Lake railroad winds through the canyon of South Boulder Creek, providing a vital transit corridor connecting Rollinsville and Pine Cliff Pineliffe PO. This era shows the region as a hub for both industrial mining and early mountain recreation, evidenced by the Manchester Mine and Kekionga Mine alongside seasonal sites like Camp Shoshoni and the Lincoln Hills development.

Water management is central to the map's details, featuring the Barker Reservoir near Nederland and the Lakewood Res. The inclusion of local education markers such as Pine Glade Sch and Thorn Lake Sch offers specific touchpoints for family historians. From the heights of Thorodin Mountain to the depths of Forsythe Canyon, the map documents a transition from hard-rock mining roots to a burgeoning mountain residential and recreational character.