Box Elder School Colorado Denver Aurora USGS Topo Map 1942

Box Elder School Colorado Denver Aurora USGS Topo Map 1942

$38

Printed in its year of first publication, 1942, this USGS 7.5-minute topographic sheet is in excellent condition, never folded and only very lightly handled, on thick stock. Drawn from a 1939 and 1940 field survey by geographer A.J. Haskin, it takes in a stretch of the plains east of Denver within Adams and Denver counties, an area that has since become the site of Denver International Airport and the Green Valley Ranch neighborhood. As one of the earliest vintages of the detailed 7.5-minute series, the map shows this ground at a 1:31,680 scale with 10-foot contours, decades before that development arrived. The map area is flawless and the collar carries only very minor edge wear along the bottom, making it well suited to framing.

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SKU: 209 Categories: 7.5 Minute, Colorado

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Description

MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Box Elder School
STATE	Colorado
LOCATION	Vicinity of Denver
SERIES	7.5-minute
SURVEYED	1939 and 1940 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHER	A.J. Haskin
EDITION	1942
PRINTED	1942
PRINT NOTES	Thick paper stock
SCALE	1:31680
CONTOUR INTERVAL	10 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	17 x 21 inches (approximate)
MAP DIMENSIONS	13 1/4 x 17 1/4 inches
COVERAGE AREA	7 x 9 miles
MAP NOTES	Surveyed before the existence of Denver International Airport and Green Valley Ranch; this is a rare early vintage of the most detailed 7.5-minute series.
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
MAP AREA	flawless map area
COLLARS	no markings, no blemishes, very minor edge wear along bottom of sheet, no edge tears, inventory stamps in collar
MAP COVERAGE Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the Box Elder School 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.
CITIES AND TOWNS (CURRENT)	Aurora, Commerce City, and Denver
COUNTIES COVERED	Adams and Denver
RIVERS AND STREAMS	First Creek, Running Creek, Second Creek, and Third Creek
Locations: Green Valley Ranch. Mines: Scranton Mine and Two Shafts Mine. Dams: Terminal Dam. Airports: Denver International Airport and Sky Ranch Airport. Schools: Box Elder School and First Creek School. Reservoirs and Tanks: Terminal 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 1942 edition of the Box Elder School Colorado 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 Box Elder School 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 1939 and 1940. All known structures (houses, businesses, churches, schools, barns, cabins, etc) are also 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 1942 Box Elder School map is a valuable historical record for the area. It contains some placenames and features that have been dropped from more recent maps.