Quakertown Pennsylvania Lansdale Perkasie USGS Topo Map 1911
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Quakertown Pennsylvania Lansdale Perkasie USGS Topo Map 1911

$95

This USGS Reconnaissance Topo Map is an 1894 edition printed in 1911, an antique sheet in excellent condition that was never folded and remains smooth and flat, on thick stock. Part of the 15-minute series at 1:62,500, it takes in a stretch of southeastern Pennsylvania about 15 miles south of Allentown, with Quakertown, Perkasie, Souderton, Harleysville, Lansdale, and Kulpsville falling within the quad boundaries across Bucks, Lehigh, and Montgomery counties. Surveyed in 1894 under geographer Henry Gannett, it predates the modern highway system and the Green Lane Reservoir, recording the overland travel routes, rail lines, and early placenames of the era. The reverse carries printed reference material, and this sheet comes from an uncommonly well-preserved collection.

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MAP DETAILS
TITLEQuakertown
STATEPennsylvania
LOCATION15 miles south of Allentown
SERIES15-minute
SURVEYED1894 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHERHenry Gannett
EDITION1894
PRINTED1911
PRINT NOTESThick paper stock
SCALE1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL20 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS16 1/2 x 20 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS13 3/8 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA13 x 17 miles
SOURCEFrom an uncommonly well-preserved collection
MAP NOTESA fascinating historical snapshot surveyed before the modern highway system and the existence of Green Lane Reservoir, showing historic overland travel routes, rail lines, and early placenames.
SHEET CONDITION
For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITIONExcellent
SHEET NOTESvery lightly handled, never folded, smooth and flat
MAP AREAflawless map area
COLLARSno wear or tears, no markings, no blemishes, hole punches along left collar
MAP COVERAGE
Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.
BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the Quakertown 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 1911. 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)East Greenville, Green Lane, Harleysville, Hatfield, Kulpsville, Lansdale, Montgomeryville, Pennsburg, Perkasie, Quakertown, Red Hill, Richlandtown, Schwenksville, Sellersville, Silverdale, Souderton, Spring Mount, Telford, and Trumbauersville
COUNTIES COVEREDBucks, Lehigh, and Montgomery
RIVERS AND STREAMSBeaver Run, Butter Creek, Cooks Creek, Deep Creek, Dimple Creek, East Branch Perkiomen Creek, Goshenhoppen Creek, Hazelbach Creek, Hosensack Creek, Indian Creek, Licking Creek, Macoby Creek, Mill Creek, Mine Run, Molasses Creek, Morgan Creek, Morris Run, Perkiomen Creek, Pleasant Spring Creek, Ridge Valley Creek, Saucon Creek, Schmoutz Creek, Scioto Creek, Skippack Creek, Stony Run, Swamp Creek, Threemile Run, Tohickon Creek, Unami Creek, Vaughn Run, West Branch Neshaminy Creek, and West Branch Skippack Creek
WATER BODIESGreen Lane Reservoir, Knight Lake, Lake Delmont, Lake Nockamixon, and Maple Run Reservoir
Locations: Ann Reno Mobile Home Park, Camp Tohikanee, Cedar Grove Estates, Cedar View Estates, Centennial Ridge, Country Square Shopping Center, County Line Shopping Center, Delmont Boy Scout Camp, Dillinger Station, Gateway Greens, Glenwood Shopping Center, Governor Pennypacker Monument, Green Acres, Green Meadows, Green Tree Estates, Gruversville, Hart Scout Camp, Hill Crest Estate, Hilltown Industrial Park, Hilltown Shopping Center, Indian Valley Golf Course, Locust Valley Country Club, McLeans Station, Melody Lakes Trailer Park, Men-O-Lan Camp, Milford Park, New Life Boys Ranch, Pennridge Industrial Park, Pennsburg Golf Course, Q Mart Shopping Center, Quaker, Quaker Village Shopping Center, Quakertown Shopping Plaza, Quiet Acres Mobile Home Park, Ralphs Corner, Richland Mall, Richland Mead, Richland Meadows, Ridge Valley, Rockhill Industrial Park, Rockwood Camp, Rolling Turf Golf Course, Sleepy Hollow, Snyder Square, Souderton Shopping Center, Souderton Square, Telford Industrial Park, Thatcher, Thunderbird Golf Course, Trainers Shopping Center, Twin Lakes Country Club, Twin Woods Golf Course, Upper Perkiomen Golf Course, Village Center Shopping Center, and West End Shopping Center. Administrative Boundaries: Township of East Rockhill, Township of Franconia, Borough of Green Lane, Borough of Hatfield, Township of Hatfield, Township of Hilltown, Township of Lower Frederick, Township of Lower Salford, Township of Marlborough, Township of Milford, Township of Montgomery, Township of New Britain, Borough of Pennsburg, Borough of Perkasie, Township of Perkiomen, Borough of Quakertown, Borough of Red Hill, Township of Richland, Borough of Richlandtown, Township of Salford, Borough of Schwenksville, Borough of Sellersville, Borough of Silverdale, Borough of Souderton, Borough of Telford, Borough of Trumbauersville, Township of Upper Hanover, Township of Upper Salford, Township of Upper Saucon, and Township of West Rockhill. Mountains, Peaks, and Summits: Beverly Hills, Chestnut Hill, Hunsberger Knoll, Rock Hill, Spring Mountain, and Tunnel Hill. Valleys and Canyons: Rocky Valley. Parks: Lake Towhee Park, Lenare Park, Memorial Park, Menlo Park, Nockamixon State Park, Quakertown Memorial Park, State Game Lands Number 139, State Game Lands Number 196, Upper Perkiomen Park, and Upper Perkiomen Valley County Park. Drainages: Beaver Run, Bullfrog Creek, Butter Creek, Deep Creek, Dimple Creek, Goshenhoppen Creek, Hazelbach Creek, Indian Creek, Licking Creek, Macoby Creek, Macoby Creek Branch, Mill Creek, Mine Run, Molasses Creek, Morgan Creek, Morris Run, Pleasant Spring Creek, Ridge Valley Creek, Schmoutz Creek, Scioto Creek, Stony Run, Swamp Creek, Threemile Run, Unami Creek, and Vaughn Run. Mines: Tohickon Quarry. Churches: Chestnut Hill Church, East Rockhill Chapel, East Swamp Church, Friedens Union Church, Grace Evangelical Brethren Church, Great Swamp Church, Haycock Church, Immanuel Church, Indian Creek Church, Jerusalem Union Church, Krassdale-Schwenksfelder Church, Little Zion Church, Memorial Chapel, Old Goshenhoppen Church, Rockhill Church, Saint Andrews Church, Saint Johns Church, Saint Marys Church, Saint Pauls Church, Saint Pauls Lutheran Church, Saint Peters Church, Salford Church, Schwenkfelder Church, Swamp Church, Tabor Church, Trinity United Church of Christ, Union Chapel, United Church of Christ, West Swamp Church, and Zionsville Church. Hospitals: Grandview Hospital. Buildings: Lutheran Home for the Aged and Weisel Youth Hoslel. Dams: Anglemans Dam, Archey Mill Dam, Artcraft Recreation Association Dam, Bergey Dam, Brey Dam, Camp Delmont Dam, Camp Kweebec Dam, Club Dam, Creek Dam, Cummings Dam, Deep Creek Dam, Eichner Dam, Fehl Dam, Gerhart Dam, Green Lane Reservoir Dam, Groff Dam, Hallman Dam, Hart Lake Dam, Haskins Dam, Hilltown Dam, Keller Dam, Knight Dam, Kratz Dam, Lake Aree Dam, Lake Towhee Dam, Landis Dam, Leidy Dam, Moyer Dam, Old Detweiler Dam, Ridge Valley Dam, Salford Dam, Tohickon Dam, and Upper Knickerbocker Dam. Crossings: Pennsylvania Turnpike Interchange 31 and Pennsylvania Turnpike Interchange 32. Bridges: Moods Covered Bridge, Sheards Mill Covered Bridge, and South Perkasie Covered Bridge. Airports: Boland Airport, Beaver Run Airport, Gehris Airport, Godshalls Airport, I G Rosenberger Inc Airport, Kelly Heliport, Navarro Field, Old Plains Airport, Pennridge Airport, Quaker Pike Heliport, Quakertown Airport, Shontz Airport, Skepton Construction Heliport, Skepton Heliport, Souderton Airport, and Yarrow Airport. Schools: Dock School, Eastern Bible Institute, Faith Christian Academy, Franconia School, Green Lane-Marlborough School, Haycock Elementary School, Hilltown School, Indian Valley Junior High School, John M Grasse Elementary School, Joseph S Neidig Elementary School, Laudenslager School, Lower Milford Elementary School, Lower Pennridge High School, Lower Salford Elementary School, Milford Junior High School, New Life School, Oak Park Elementary School, Pennridge Central Junior High School, Pennridge District Education Center, Pennridge High School, Pennridge Junior High School, Perkasie Elementary School, Perkiomen Valley Elementary North School, Pfaff Elementary School, Quakertown Elementary School, Quakertown High School, Red Hill Elementary School, Richland Elementary School, Richlandtown Elementary School, Robert B Deibler Elementary School, Saint Isadores Elementary School, Saint Marie Goretti School, Salford-Upper Salford Township School, Sellersville Elementary School, Souderton Area Senior High School, Strayer Middle School, Telford Elementary School, Tohickon Valley Elementary School, Union School, Upper Bucks Christian School, Upper Pennridge High School, Upper Perkiomen High School, Weikel School, and West Rockhill Elementary School. Reservoirs and Tanks: Green Lane Reservoir, Knight Lake, Lake Delmont, Lake Towhee, Lenape Lake, and Maple Run Reservoir. Towers: WBMR-FM (Telford).
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 an 1894 edition of the Quakertown Pennsylvania USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 115-year-old 1911 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 Quakertown 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 1894. 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.

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