1908 Lassellsville New York USGS Topo Map: Stratford
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1908 Lassellsville New York USGS Topo Map: Stratford

$90

A fascinating historical snapshot surveyed before the modern highway system, showing historic travel routes, river crossings, and placenames. This is the Lassellsville sheet, a 15-minute USGS topographic map first published in 1903 from H.M. Wilson’s 1901 field survey; this particular sheet was printed in 1908 on thick paper stock. The quad covers a stretch of the southern Adirondack foothills in upstate New York, taking in Stratford, Canada Lake, the hamlet of Irish Settlement, and the area near St. Johnsville, about 30 miles east of Utica.

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MAP DETAILS
TITLELassellsville
STATENew York
LOCATIONVicinity of St. Johnsville, 30 miles east of Utica
SERIES15-minute
SURVEYED1901 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHERH.M. Wilson
ENGRAVED1903
EDITION1903
PRINTED1908
PRINT NOTESThick paper stock
SCALE1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL20 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS16 1/2 x 20 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS12 3/4 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, showing historic travel routes, river crossings, and 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, lightly age-toned paper, 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 Lassellsville 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 1908. 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 PLACESStratford, Irish Settlement, and Canada Lake
CITIES AND TOWNS (CURRENT)St. Johnsville
COUNTIES COVEREDFulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, and Montgomery
RIVERS AND STREAMSAyers Creek, Bacon Brook, Brandy Brook, Caroga Creek, Crum Creek, East Canada Creek, Little Sprite Creek, Long Lake Outlet, Middle Sprite Creek, Mohawk River, Moose Creek, Mother Creek, Murphy Brook, North Creek, Phipps Brook, Sponable Creek, Sprite Creek, Stony Brook, Timmerman Creek, Trammel Creek, West Branch Sacandaga River, Windfall Creek, and Zimmerman Creek
WATER BODIESAyers Lake, Broomstick Lake, Conglin Lakes, Dexter Lake, Dry Lake, East Canada Lake, Fourth Lake, Good Luck Lake, Green Lake, Hillabrandt Vly, Knapp Reservoir, Knapps Long Lake, Long Lake, Long Pond, Mud Lake, Nine Corner Lake, Otter Lake, Pine Lake, Pleasant Lake, Rockwood Lake, Saint Johnsville Reservoir, Spectacle Lake, Stoner Lakes, Stony Brook Lake, Third Lake, and Waters Millpond
Locations: Fical Corners and Phipps Corners. Administrative Boundaries: Town of Caroga, Town of Ephratah, Town of Oppenheim, Town of Saint Johnsville, and Town of Stratford. Mountains, Peaks, and Summits: Bear Hill, Bolster Hill, Failing Hill, Getman Hill, Good Luck Mountain, Kane Mountains, Little Roundtop Mountain, Oak Mountain, Pine Mountain, Rooster Hill, Royal Hill, Sheeley Mountain, Sweet Hill, Twin Church Hill, and West Lake Mountain. Valleys and Canyons: Burnt Vly. Parks: Adirondack State Park and Klock Park. Drainages: Ayers Creek, Brandy Brook, Hart Vly Stream, Klock Creek, Little Sprite Creek, Long Lake Outlet, Moose Creek, North Creek, Phipps Brook, Sponable Creek, Sprite Creek, Stony Brook, Trammel Creek, and Windfall Creek. Islands: Stoner Island. Capes: Point Breeze, Dolgeville Point, and Sandy Point. Lakes and Ponds: Ayers Lake, Broomstick Lake, Canada Lake, Conglin Lakes, Dexter Lake, Fourth Lake, Good Luck Lake, Goose Egg Lake, Green Lake, Knapps Long Lake, Long Lake, Long Pond, Mud Lake, Nine Corner Lake, Pleasant Lake, Rockwood Lake, Spectacle Lake, Stoner Lakes, Stony Brook Lake, Third Lake, Waters Millpond, and West Lake. Airports: Curtis Airport and Dolgeville Airport. Swamps: Hillabrandt Vly, Johnson Vly, Lily Lake, Mud Lake, Negro Lake, and Tamarack Vly. Schools: Bacon Brook School, Beekman School, Miles School, School Number 12, School Number 16, School Number 2, School Number 6, School Number 7, School Number 9, Shaver School, and Youker Buch School. Reservoirs and Tanks: East Canada Lake, Fort Plain Reservoir, Knapp Reservoir, Pine Lake, and Saint Johnsville Reservoir.
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 1903 edition of the Lassellsville New York USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 118-year-old 1908 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 Lassellsville 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 1901. 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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