Petrified Forest Arizona USGS 15-Min Topo Map 1956 Vintage

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Petrified Forest Arizona USGS 15-Min Topo Map 1956 Vintage

$62

This USGS 15-minute topographic map is a 1955 edition printed in 1956, a never-folded sheet on thick stock that has been lightly handled and grades very good. It takes in Petrified Forest National Park and the Petrified Forest National Park Wilderness, about 15 miles east of Holbrook where Apache and Navajo counties meet in eastern Arizona. Drawn from surveys spanning 1910 through 1955, before Interstate 40 crossed the region, it records the older travel routes, placenames, and structures known at the time, and comes from the vintage map collection of Art Christiansen of Tempe, Arizona.

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SKU: 380 Categories: 15 Minute, Arizona

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Petrified Forest
STATE	Arizona
LOCATION	Petrified Forest National Park, 15 miles east of Holbrook
SERIES	15-minute
SURVEYED	1910 through 1955 Aerial and Field Survey
EDITION	1955
PRINTED	1956
PRINT NOTES	Thick paper stock
SCALE	1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL	25 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	17 x 21 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS	14 3/8 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA	14 x 17 miles
SOURCE	From the vintage map collection of Art Christiansen, Tempe, Arizona
MAP NOTES	A fascinating historical snapshot of the Petrified Forest area, surveyed before the existence of Interstate 40, showing historic travel routes, placenames, and all houses and structures known at the time.
SHEET CONDITION For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITION	Very Good
SHEET NOTES	lightly handled, never folded
MAP AREA	no wear, no markings, no blemishes
COLLARS	no markings, no blemishes, no edge tears
MAP COVERAGE Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

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	Apache and Navajo
FEDERAL LAND UNITS	Petrified Forest National Park and Petrified Forest National Park Wilderness
RIVERS AND STREAMS	Cottonwood Wash, Dead Wash, Dry Creek, East Fork Dry Creek, East Twin Wash, Jim Camp Wash, Lithodendron Wash, Little Lithodendron Wash, Mexican Hollow Wash, Milky Wash, Ninemile Wash, Puerco River, Teds Wash, West Twin Wash, and Wild Cow Wash
WATER BODIES	Delaney Tank
Locations: Agate House and Ortegas Ranch. Areas: Blue Mesa, Crystal Forest, First Forest, Giant Logs, Long Logs, and Rainbow Forest. Mountains, Peaks, and Summits: The Battleship, Carrizo Butte, The Flattops, and Twin Buttes. Drainages: Dead Wash, Dry Creek, East Fork Dry Creek, East Twin Wash, Jim Camp Wash, Lithodendron Wash, Little Lithodendron Wash, Ninemile Wash, Teds Wash, Twin Wash, West Twin Wash, and Winsor Wash. Lakes and Ponds: Carr Lake. Crossings: Adamana Interchange. Bridges: Milky Wash Bridge. Natural Arches: Agate Bridge and Keystone Bridge. Ridges: Ramsey Slide. Reservoirs and Tanks: Broken Dam Tank, Carr Lake Tank, Dead Cow Tank, Delaney Tank, Dobell Tank, Dry Creek Tanks, Gray Tank, Higway Tank, Line Tank, Lorin Farr Tank, Lower Delaney Tank, Middle Tank, Ortega Tank, Padilla Tank, Petrified Forest Tank, Puerco Tank, Ramsey Slide Tank, Rock Tank, Salt Well Tank, Wallace Tank, and Wooden Tank. Wells: Jensen Well, Partnership Well, and Salt Well. Pillars: The Haystacks, Newspaper Rock, and The Tepees.
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 vintage sheet is a 1955 edition of the Petrified Forest Arizona USGS topographic map. It is an original 70-year-old 1956 United States Geological Survey print in very 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. Maps of this vintage are printed on durable stock and are well-suited for outdoor activities and recreation of all kinds, including hiking, backpacking, hunting, rafting and kayaking, backcountry skiing, geocaching, general exploration, treasure hunting, etc.

FEATURES SHOWN ON THE MAP
The Petrified Forest 15-minute map shows cities and towns, roads, railroads, utilities and energy infrastructure, 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 1910 through 1955. 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.