Coal Creek Colorado Aurora USGS Topographic Map 1942 Antique

Coal Creek Colorado Aurora USGS Topographic Map 1942 Antique

$45

Printed in its year of first publication, 1942, this USGS 7.5-minute topographic sheet is in good condition, never folded and on thick stock, with only moderate handling to show. It takes in country east of Denver in the vicinity of Aurora, spanning parts of Adams and Arapahoe counties within its roughly seven-by-nine-mile boundaries. Drawn from a 1939 field survey under geographer V.M. Burtis, it shows the area as it was in the early 1940s, before the postwar growth that reshaped Denver’s eastern edge—the clean map area survives without markings or blemishes, carrying only an inventory notation handwritten in the lower right collar corner.

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SKU: 789 Categories: 7.5 Minute, Colorado

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Coal Creek
STATE	Colorado
LOCATION	Vicinity of Aurora, 16 miles east of Denver
SERIES	7.5-minute
SURVEYED	1939 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHER	V.M. Burtis
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
SHEET CONDITION For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITION	Good
SHEET NOTES	moderately handled, never folded
MAP AREA	no wear, no markings, no blemishes
COLLARS	no blemishes, no edge tears, handling wear in collar, inventory notation hand written in lower right collar corner
MAP COVERAGE Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the Coal Creek 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
COUNTIES COVERED	Adams and Arapahoe
FEDERAL LAND UNITS	Buckley Air National Guard AF Base
RIVERS AND STREAMS	Coal Creek, East Toll Gate Creek, First Creek, Murphy Creek, Senac Creek, and West Toll Gate Creek
Locations: Mesa. Drainages: Coal Creek, Murphy Creek, and Senac Creek. Mines: Buckley Field Manganese Deposit Mine. Airports: Aurora Airpark, East Colfax Airpark, and Simons Airport. Schools: Washington School. Towers: KYBG-AM (Aurora).
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 Coal Creek Colorado USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 84-year-old United States Geological Survey print in 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 Coal Creek 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. 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 Coal Creek map is a valuable historical record for the area. It contains some placenames and features that have been dropped from more recent maps.