032 Colorado Wagon Roads 1879 history teacher gifts with the touch of blue

with the touch of blue as Lake Superior peeks into the picture from the far right

the Denver railway line was born

Lovely depiction and easy to read

a journey of 43 miles of spectacular panoramic mountain vistas

including plantations

032 Colorado Wagon Roads 1879 history teacher gifts with the touch of blueThis 1879 atlas map by Rand McNally depicts the state of Colorado. The map shows great relief detail, named railroads, and different terrain heights throughout. County boundaries are drawn in green, with the state being outlined the same. While full of natural resources and abundant opportunity, this particular year would find Colorado in the midst of the battle of Milk Creek. In September of that year the United States Army would clash with warriors