Black Rock Spring Washington Yakima Ridge USGS Topo Map 1941

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Black Rock Spring Washington Yakima Ridge USGS Topo Map 1941

$32

Printed in its year of first publication, 1941, this USGS 15-minute topographic sheet is in excellent condition—very lightly handled, never folded, and smooth and flat on thick stock, with library stamps in the lower collar. Its 1:62,500 coverage takes in the arid country east of Yakima along the Columbia Basin, where Yakima Ridge and Umtanum Ridge run through the quad boundaries in Kittitas and Yakima counties. Drawn from a 1936 field survey with R.C. Seitz as geographer, it records the folded ridge-and-valley terrain of central Washington as it was mapped just before the wartime years, and the reverse carries printed reference material on reading the map. Because the sheet has never been folded and lies flat, it is a good candidate for framing.

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SKU: 259 Categories: 15 Minute, Washington

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Black Rock Spring
STATE	Washington
LOCATION	20 miles east of Yakima
SERIES	15-minute
SURVEYED	1936 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHER	R.C. Seitz
EDITION	1941
PRINTED	1941
PRINT NOTES	Thick paper stock
SCALE	1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL	25 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	16 1/2 x 20 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS	12 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA	12 x 17 miles
SHEET CONDITION For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITION	Excellent
SHEET NOTES	very lightly handled, never folded, smooth and flat
MAP AREA	flawless map area
COLLARS	no wear or tears, no markings, no blemishes, library stamps in lower collar
MAP COVERAGE Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the Black Rock Spring sheet similar to the one shown in the picture. It outlines the history, purpose, and status of the USGS mapping program at the time of the printing in 1941. It also provides instructions on how to read contour lines and a description of how they are used to depict the terrain. At the bottom of the page is a legend showing all of the symbols used to represent the cultural, relief, and water features found on the map.
PLACENAMES Depending on map series and survey date, all of the features listed below may not be shown on this map. This list contains features that currently exist or historically existed within the area covered by the map. The list can be used as a reference to determine if this map covers your area of interest. Placenames are listed alphabetically next to each feature type.
COUNTIES COVERED	Kittitas and Yakima
FEDERAL LAND UNITS	Yakima Firing Center
RIVERS AND STREAMS	Cold Creek, Dry Creek, Lmuma Creek, and Selah Creek
Locations: Bernhardt Ranch, Coffin Ranch, Holmes Ranch, MacKintosh-Douglas Ranch, and Stewart Ranch. Administrative Boundaries: Northeast Yakima Division. Mountain Ranges: Hog Ranch Buttes. Valleys and Canyons: Firewater Canyon. Buildings: Yakima County Fire District 4 East Valley Fire Department Station 43. Ridges: Umtanum Ridge and Yakima Ridge. Springs: Black Rock Spring and Nelson Spring.
SHIPPING AND RETURNS
This map sheet will be carefully rolled in a sturdy tube and shipped via the US Postal Service. If you find that the sheet you receive is not as described in the listing, you may ship it back to us for a refund of the purchase price.

This antique sheet is a 1941 edition of the Black Rock Spring Washington USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 85-year-old United States Geological Survey print in excellent condition.

HOW THIS MAP CAN BE USED
In addition to making a fascinating conversation piece, this sheet would look great in a frame or on display, make a unique and prized gift for anyone interested in this area, be perfect as a reference for genealogy studies or general historical research, or fill that missing piece in your collection.

FEATURES SHOWN ON THE MAP
The Black Rock Spring 15-minute map shows cities and towns, roads, railroads, rivers, creeks, elevation contour lines, public land survey lines, county, state, and other administrative boundaries as they existed at the time of the survey in 1936. All known structures (houses, businesses, churches, schools, barns, cabins, etc) are also shown.

A VALUABLE HISTORICAL RECORD
Maps from the 15-minute series for the continental United States are no longer produced or printed by the USGS and original prints are becoming increasingly difficult to find. They are a valuable historical record for an area, as they contain many placenames and features that have been dropped from more recent maps.