1950 Map of Wiggins

About this map

Wiggins serves as the primary hub of this eastern Colorado landscape, situated along the tracks of the Burlington Northern railroad and the intersection of several regional highways. The terrain transition is marked by the broad courses of Kiowa Creek and Bijou Creek, which define the drainage patterns across Antelope Flats. A legacy of agricultural water management is evident in the presence of the McCarthy Reservoir (Abandoned) and an Irrigation Ditch (Abandoned), signaling a shifting relationship between the prairie and its water resources by the mid-20th century. Near the small settlement of Lambert, a network of windmills and wells punctuates the map, illustrating the critical nature of groundwater for local ranching and farming operations. The small Cem and Wiggins Substation provide additional markers of the community infrastructure supporting this rural Morgan County corridor during its postwar development.