Sacaton Arizona Gilbert Coolidge USGS Topographic Map 1948

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Sacaton Arizona Gilbert Coolidge USGS Topographic Map 1948

$42

A historical snapshot of the desert between present-day Coolidge and Queen Creek, surveyed when Queen Creek was a three-structure railroad stop, before suburban expansion of San Tan Valley and Chandler Heights and before the modern road system, showing overland routes, rail lines, ranches, and early placenames. This is a 1907 edition of the Sacaton 15-minute quadrangle, printed in 1948 on thick stock from field surveys of 1904 and 1906 by geographer E.M. Douglas. It covers roughly 14 by 17 miles of the desert southeast of Phoenix in Maricopa and Pinal counties, taking in the Gila River and part of the Gila River Indian Reservation, near Gilbert and Sacaton.

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SKU: 502 Categories: 15 Minute, Arizona

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Sacaton
STATE	Arizona
LOCATION	Vicinity of Gilbert, 35 miles southeast of Phoenix
SERIES	15-minute
SURVEYED	1904 and 1906 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHER	E.M. Douglas
EDITION	1907
PRINTED	1948
PRINT NOTES	Thick paper stock
SCALE	1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL	50 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	17 x 21 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS	14 5/8 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA	14 x 17 miles
MAP NOTES	A historical snapshot of the desert between present-day Coolidge and Queen Creek, surveyed when Queen Creek was a three-structure railroad stop, before suburban expansion of San Tan Valley and Chandler Heights and before the modern road system, showing overland routes, rail lines, ranches, and early placenames.
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, hole punches in left collar
MAP COVERAGE Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the Sacaton 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 1948. 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	Queen Creek, San Tan Valley, and Gila River
CITIES AND TOWNS (CURRENT)	Blackwater, Chandler Heights, Coolidge, Gilbert, Magma, Olberg, and Sacaton
COUNTIES COVERED	Maricopa and Pinal
FEDERAL LAND UNITS	Casa Grande Ruins National Monument and Gila River Indian Reservation
RIVERS AND STREAMS	Little Gila River and McClellan Wash
Locations: Bellavista Farms, Dock, Poston, Queen Creek Siding, and Rittenhouse Substation. Mountains, Peaks, and Summits: Agency Peak, Cholla Mountain, Fivemile Peak, Goldmine Mountain, Granite Knob, Hayden Peak, Malpais Hills, Mineral Butte, Rock Peak, Round Top, Sacaton Peak, Santan Mountain, Santan Mountains, Thin Mountain, Twin Buttes, Walker Butte, and Yellow Peak. Parks: Sacaton Ball Field Park and Sacaton Fairgrounds. Drainages: Little Gila River and McClellan Wash. Churches: Sacaton Community Church. Buildings: Dock Railroad Station, Olberg Trading Post, Poston Railroad Station, and Sacaton Flats Community Center. Gaps: The Gap. Canals: Blackwater Lateral, Casa Blanca Canal, Little Gila Canal, Santan Canal, and Southside Canal. Airports: Ray Schnepf Ranch Airport. Schools: Blackwater Community Center and School, Chandler Heights School, and Pima Central School. Towers: KCKY-AM (Coolidge) and KQEZ-FM (Coolidge).
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 1907 edition of the Sacaton Arizona USGS topographic map. It is an original 78-year-old 1948 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 Sacaton 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 1904 and 1906. 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.