Christmas Arizona USGS 15-Min Topographic Map 1917 Antique

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Christmas Arizona USGS 15-Min Topographic Map 1917 Antique

$56

This is a first-year 1917 print of the USGS 15-minute topographic quad for Christmas, Arizona, engraved in 1917 with fieldwork completed in a 1915 survey, and in good condition with a midsheet horizontal foldline and a light mid-sheet crease. Roughly 20 miles southeast of Globe, the quad takes in the Gila River corridor between present-day Coolidge Dam and above Winkelman across Gila and Pinal counties, and includes the mining settlement of Christmas along with portions of the San Carlos Indian Reservation and Needle’s Eye Wilderness. Mapped before the modern highway system, this antique sheet records the overland routes and early placenames of the district when the Christmas mining camp was in its heyday, and the map area itself survives with no wear or markings. The reverse carries printed reference material about the mapping program and how to read the contours.

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SKU: 248 Categories: 15 Minute, Arizona

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Christmas
STATE	Arizona
LOCATION	20 miles southeast of Globe
SERIES	15-minute
SURVEYED	1915 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHER	R.B. Marshall
ENGRAVED	1917
EDITION	1917
PRINTED	1917
PRINT NOTES	Includes woodland tint (green to indicate vegetated areas)
SCALE	1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL	50 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	16 1/2 x 20 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS	14 5/8 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA	14 x 17 miles
MAP NOTES	A fascinating historical snapshot of the Gila River corridor from present-day Coolidge Dam to above Winkelman, including the mining settlement of Christmas during its heyday, surveyed before the modern highway system, showing historic overland routes and early placenames.
SHEET CONDITION For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITION	Good
SHEET NOTES	moderately handled, midsheet horizontal foldline (in half), light horizontal mid-sheet crease
MAP AREA	no wear, no markings, no blemishes
COLLARS	no markings, several minor edge tears in collars discreetly stabilized with transparent archival tape on backside of sheet, minor age discoloration in collars
MAP COVERAGE Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the Christmas 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 1917. 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.
NOTABLE PLACES	Dripping Springs, Gila River, and Coolidge Dam
CITIES AND TOWNS (CURRENT)	Christmas
COUNTIES COVERED	Gila and Pinal
FEDERAL LAND UNITS	Needle's Eye Wilderness and San Carlos Indian Reservation
RIVERS AND STREAMS	Ash Creek, Deer Creek, Dick Spring Creek, Dripping Spring Wash, Little Ash Creek, Little Rock Creek, McDougal Wash, Mescal Creek, Ranch Creek, Rock Creek, and Tulapai Creek
WATER BODIES	San Carlos Reservoir
Locations: Hook and Line Ranch, Mings Ranch, Reese Ranch, Van Winkle Ranch, and Young Ranch. Mountains, Peaks, and Summits: The Butte, Corral Mountain, Hayes Mountains, Huggins Peak, Jerusalem Mountain, Lee Mountain, Red Rooster Mountain, and Rockhouse Mountain. Valleys and Canyons: Copper Canyon, Dick Spring Canyon, Dripping Springs Valley, Gable Canyon, Haas Canyon, Hawk Canyon, Indian Canyon, Jerusalem Canyon, Little Gold Gulch, Martin Canyon, O'Carroll Canyon, Porphyry Gulch, Rockhouse Canyon, Soda Canyon, and Walker Springs Canyon. Drainages: Ash Creek, Deer Creek, Dick Spring Creek, Dripping Spring Wash, Little Ash Creek, Little Rock Creek, McDougal Wash, Mescal Creek, Rock Creek, and Tulapai Creek. Mines: Christmas Mill and Mine, Lees Mine, Lower Coalfield Mine, Pooles Mine, and Two Queens Mine. Dams: Bar F Bar Detention Dam, Christmas Tailings Dam Number Five, Christmas Tailings Dam Number One, Christmas Tailings Dam Number Seven, Christmas Tailings Dam Number Six, Christmas Tailings Dam Number Three, Christmas Tailings Dam Number Two, Coolidge Dam, and Mescal Dam. Bluffs: White Bluffs. Gaps: Needles Eye. Basins: Bull Basin, Granite Basin, Reed Basin, and Tincup Basin. Ridges: Mescal Mountains. Reservoirs and Tanks: Bar F Bar Detention, Big Rock Detention, Elk Detention, Hill Detention, Mescal Tank, Rock Gate Detention, San Carlos Reservoir, Standing Rock Catchment Basin, and Wob Tank. Flats: Poverty Flat. Wells: Baker Well, Hill Well, Naltazan Well, Stockton Well, and Wagon Wheel Well. Springs: Anderson Spring, Apache Spring, Blue Mountain Spring, Big Rock Spring, Cottonwood Spring, Dick Spring, Grapevine Spring, Hawk Spring, Indian Spring, Juniper Spring, Kidde Spring, Lime Spring, Mescal Warm Spring, Mud Spring, Red Whiskers Spring, Rockhouse Spring, Soda Spring, Tincup Springs, Walker Springs, Warm Spring, and Wild Horse 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 1917 edition of the Christmas Arizona USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 109-year-old United States Geological Survey print in good 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 Christmas 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 1915. All known structures (houses, businesses, churches, schools, barns, cabins, etc) are also shown, with exceptions in some urban areas, where only landmark buildings may be 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.