Historic Map - Canon City, CO - 1882

View of Canon City, Fremont County, C.O., 1882 / drawn & published by J. J. Stoner.

This bird’s-eye view print of Canon City, Colorado was drawn by J. J. Stoner and published by Beck & Pauli Lithographing Co. in 1882. Canon City developed during the gold and silver mining days of Colorado. Canon City was an important processing and transportation center for the various ore mined throughout the region.

In 1861, when Fremont County was established, Canon City was named its seat of government. The early community was served by the narrow-gauge Denver & Rio Grande Railroad.

The map includes labeled streets, buildings and railroad routes. The map indicates Canon City’s population at 3,000 and its elevation at 5,376 feet above sea level in 1882. There are featured inset illustrations of Main St. River St. and the Colorado Collegiate and Military Institute.

Features references to the following locations:

Colorado Collegiate and Military Institute. Col. E. H. Sawyer, President. Capt. F. G. Bonifilse, Adjutant.
Public School House.
State Penitentiary.
D. & R. G. R. R. Depot.
Post Office.
Water Works.
Canon City Smelting Works.
Exchange Bank. Ira Mulock, President. A. R. Gumaer, Cashier.
Fremont County Bank. F. A. Raynolds, President. I. F. Campbell, Cashier.
Agricultural Machinery Warehouse. J. T. Ashby, Proprietor.
Hardware and Stoves, J. C. Agard, Proprietor.
Jewelry, Schaeffer & Cassedy, Proprietors.
Baptist Church.
Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Episcopal Church.
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Presbyterian Church.
Roman Catholic Church.
Masonic Hall.
Fire Engine House.
County Hospital.
The Canon City Express. Martin Ryan, Editor and Proprietor.
The Canon City Reporter. G. N. Udell, Editor and Proprietor.
The Fremont County Record. H. T. Blake, Editor and Proprietor.
Blake’s Hall.
Boarding House, H. Tarboton.
Turner House. W. G. Ready, Proprietor.
General Merchandise, Clelland & Peabody, Proprietors.
Odd Fellows Hall.