Exeter California Visalia Ivanhoe USGS Topographic Map 1944

Exeter California Visalia Ivanhoe USGS Topographic Map 1944 - Image 2

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Exeter California Visalia Ivanhoe USGS Topographic Map 1944

$37

First published in 1926, this 7.5-minute USGS topographic sheet was printed in 1944 and is in very good condition, having been moderately handled but never folded, with the map area free of wear or markings and only minor wear along the collar. Covering the Tulare County country between Exeter and Visalia in California’s San Joaquin Valley, the quad area takes in Farmersville and Ivanhoe as well, with a fine 5-foot contour interval detailing the flat valley floor. Surveyed in 1924 and 1925 under geographer E.S. Rickard, it records the area before the modern road system and current agricultural footprint took shape, marking historic levees, canals, placenames, and the ranches, schools, and structures known at the time. The sheet is printed on thick stock, and its reverse carries printed reference material on reading the map.

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SKU: 514 Categories: 7.5 Minute, California

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Exeter
STATE	California
LOCATION	Vicinity of Visalia, 44 miles southeast of Fresno
SERIES	7.5-minute
SURVEYED	1924 and 1925 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHER	E.S. Rickard
EDITION	1926
PRINTED	1944
PRINT NOTES	Thick paper stock
SCALE	1:31680
CONTOUR INTERVAL	5 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	16 1/2 x 20 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS	13 7/8 x 17 1/4 inches
COVERAGE AREA	7 x 9 miles
MAP NOTES	A fascinating historical snapshot of the area between Exeter and Visalia, surveyed before the modern road system and before the current agricultural footprint, showing historic levees, canals, placenames, and all known ranches, schools, and structures.
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	moderately handled, never folded
MAP AREA	no wear, no markings, no blemishes
COLLARS	minor wear or tears, no markings, minor blemishes
MAP COVERAGE Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the Exeter 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 1944. 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.
CITIES AND TOWNS (CURRENT)	Exeter, Farmersville, Ivanhoe, and Visalia
COUNTIES COVERED	Tulare
RIVERS AND STREAMS	Kaweah River, Lane Slough, and Saint Johns River
Locations: Exeter High School Farm, Exter Golf Course, Mineral King Ranch, Sequoia State Fish Hatchery, and Tulare County Farm Labor Supply Center. Valleys and Canyons: Venice Cove. Parks: Ash Street Park, Cutler Park, Exeter City Athletic Park, Jennings Park, and Roys Park. Drainages: Kaweah River, Lane Slough, and Yokohl Creek. Churches: Calvary Baptist Mission, Church of Christ, Church of God, Church of the Nazarene, Evangelical Methodist Church, First Assembly of God Church, First Baptist Church, First Presbyterian Church, Foursquare Gospel Church, Free Baptist Church, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Seventh Day Adventist Church, Trinity Lutheran Church, United Pentecostal Church of Exeter, and West End Pentecostal Tabernacle. Hospitals: Exeter Memorial Hospital. Buildings: Exeter Branch Tulare County Library, Exeter City Hall, Exeter Memorial Building, Exeter Womans Club, and Farmersville City Hall. Canals: Catron Ditch, Consolidated Peoples Ditch, Crocker Cut, Davis Ditch, Deep Creek Cut, Extension Ditch, Fleming Ditch, Ketchum Ditch, Locust Grove Ditch, Packwood Canal, Pennebaker Ditch, and Rice Ditch. Bayous and Sloughs: Johnson Slough. Schools: East Union School, Elbow Elementary School, Farmersville Junior High School, George L Snowden Elementary School, J E Hester Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School, Locust Grove School, Union Elementary School, Union High School, Venice School, and Wilson Elementary School. Towers: KGYU-FM (Visalia).
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 1926 edition of the Exeter California USGS topographic map. It is an original 82-year-old 1944 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.

FEATURES SHOWN ON THE MAP
The Exeter 7.5-minute map shows cities and towns, roads, paths, 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 1924 and 1925. 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
This map is from the 7.5-minute series, the most detailed series that is widely available from the USGS. The 1926 Exeter map is a valuable historical record for the area. It contains some placenames and features that have been dropped from more recent maps.