Guidebook of the Western United States: Part E. The Denver & Rio Grande Western Route
Campbell MR and Smith GO. 1922. Guidebook of the Western United States: Part E. The Denver & Rio Grande Western Route. U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Bulletin. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 707. Washington, D.C.
The United States of America comprise an area so vast in extent and so diverse in natural features as well as in characters due to human agency that the American citizen who knows thoroughly his own country must have traveled widely and observed wisely. To "know America first" is a patriotic obligation, but to meet this obligation the railroad traveler needs to have his eyes directed toward the more important or essential things within his field of vision and then to have much that he sees explained by what is unseen in the swift passage of the train. Indeed, many things that attract his attention are inexplicable except as the story of the past is available to enable him to interpret the present. Herein lie the value and the charm of history, whether human or geologic. The present stimulus given to travel in the home country will encourage many thousands of Americans to study geography at first hand. To make this study most profitable the traveler needs a handbook that will answer the questions that come to his mind so readily along the way. Furthermore, the aim of such a guide should be to stimulate the eye in the selection of the essentials in the scene that so rapidly unfolds itself in the crossing of the continent. In recognition of the opportunity to render service of this kind to an unusually large number of American citizens, as well as to visitors from other countries, the United States Geological Survey has published a series of guidebooks1 covering four of the older railroad routes west of the Mississippi. The present volume is an addition to this series and covers one of the finest scenic routes of the continent.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Campbell, Marius; Smith, George
- Date of Issue
- 1922
- Units
- HIST , ROMN
- Keywords
- Bingham, Canon City, Canyon City, Colorado Springs, Continental Divide, Cripple Creek, denver, ehistory, Garden of the Gods, Georgetown, Grand Junction, History, Leadville, Malta, Manitou, Montrose, Mount McClellan, Park City, Parleys Canyon, Railroad, Rio Grande, Rollins Pass, Royal Gorge, Salida, Salt Lake City, South Cheyenne Canyon, South Platte Canyon, Western Route