Soldier Summit Utah Gilluly Colton USGS Topographic Map 1942

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Soldier Summit Utah Gilluly Colton USGS Topographic Map 1942

$50

This Soldier Summit sheet is an antique USGS topographic map, a first-year print both published and printed in 1942, drawn at 1:62,500 from field surveys of 1923 and 1939 under geographer R.T. Evans. It covers a stretch of mountain country about 40 miles southeast of Provo where Carbon, Sanpete, Utah, and Wasatch counties meet, taking in the rail town of Soldier Summit along with Gilluly and Colton, and portions of the Uinta and Manti-La Sal national forests. Soldier Summit sits near 7,400 feet on the Denver and Rio Grande Western line, long a working railroad helper station over the Wasatch grade. Printed on thick stock, never folded, and smooth and flat, this sheet is well suited to framing.

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SKU: 965 Categories: 15 Minute, Utah

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Soldier Summit
STATE	Utah
LOCATION	40 miles southeast of Provo
SERIES	15-minute
SURVEYED	1923 and 1939 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHER	R.T. Evans
EDITION	1942
PRINTED	1942
PRINT NOTES	Thick paper stock
SCALE	1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL	50 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	16 x 20 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS	13 3/8 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA	13 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, inventory stamp in bottom collar
MAP COVERAGE Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the Soldier Summit 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 1942. 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	Scofield Reservoir, Wasatch Plateau, and Price River
CITIES AND TOWNS (CURRENT)	Colton, Gilluly, and Soldier Summit
COUNTIES COVERED	Carbon, Sanpete, Utah, and Wasatch
FEDERAL LAND UNITS	Manti-La Sal National Forest and Uinta National Forest
RIVERS AND STREAMS	Beaver Creek, Bennion Creek, Clear Creek, Fish Creek, French Creek, Gooseberry Creek, Indian Creek, Johnson Fork, Johnston Creek, Left Fork Clear Creek, Left Fork White River, Pondtown Creek, Right Fork Clear Creek, Right Fork White River, Soldier Creek, Starvation Creek, Tabbyune Creek, Tie Fork, White River, and Willow Creek
Populated Place: Colton, Gilluly, and Soldier Summit. Locations: Detour, Fish Creek Campground, Scenic, Scofield Campground, Scofield Lake SRA Recreation Site, The Backswitch, and Tucker Rest Area. Administrative Boundaries: Soldier Summit Division. Mountains, Peaks, and Summits: Gremo Hill, High Peak, and Tucker Peak. Valleys and Canyons: Anderson Canyon, Andrew Dairy Canyon, Averett Canyon, Baker Canyon, Bear Canyon, Boiler Canyon, Cottonwood Canyon, Davidson Canyon, Drunkard Hollow, Dry Hollow, Dry Valley, East Fork Andrew Dairy Canyon, Hicks Canyon, Kelly Canyon, Long Canyon, Miller Canyon, Mine Hollow, Mud Hollow, Partridge Canyon, Soberville Hollow, Spring Canyon, Starvation Canyon, Tabbyune Canyon, Trail Canyon, Trail Hollow, Tucker Canyon, Watch Canyon, Water Hollow, Watson Canyon, West Canyon, Wife Canyon, and Woods Canyon. Parks: Scofield State Park and Starvation Wildlife Management Area. Drainages: Anderson Creek, Bennion Creek, Clear Creek, Fish Creek, French Creek, Gooseberry Creek, Indian Creek, Johnson Fork, Left Fork Clear Creek, Left Fork White River, Little Bear Creek, Lost Creek, Middle Fork White River, Pondtown Creek, Right Fork Clear Creek, Right Fork White River, Starvation Creek, Tabbyune Creek, Tie Fork, White River, and Wife Creek. Mines: Pondtown Mine. Dams: Scofield Dam. Bluffs: Pleasant Valley Point. Ridges: Aagard Ridge, Joes Ridge, Mud Ridge, Road Ridge, and Wide Ridge. Reservoirs and Tanks: Scofield Reservoir. Flats: Coyote Flat and Eternal Flat. Springs: Bear Spring, Bishop Spring, Hunter Spring, Rock Spring, Sawmill Spring, Starvation Spring, and Wing Spring. Cemetery: Soldier Summit Cemetery.
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 1942 edition of the Soldier Summit Utah USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 84-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 Soldier Summit 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 1923 and 1939. 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.