Connell Washington Lind Mesa USGS Topo Map 1918 Antique

Connell Washington Lind Mesa USGS Topo Map 1918 Antique

$34

Printed in its year of first publication, 1918, this USGS 30-minute topographic sheet is in excellent condition—lightly handled, never folded, on thick stock, with a flawless map area and only an inventory stamp on the lower collar. The quad sits about 40 miles northeast of Pasco in the wheat country of the Columbia Basin, its boundaries taking in Connell, Lind, and Mesa along with the communities of Kahlotus, Hatton, and Cunningham across Adams, Franklin, Grant, and Walla Walla counties. Engraved in 1918 under geographer W.H. Herron and drawn from a 1916 field survey, it shows this stretch of eastern Washington farmland as it was mapped more than a century ago, and the reverse carries printed reference material on the mapping program and how to read the contours.

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SKU: 214 Categories: 30 Minute, Washington

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Connell
STATE	Washington
LOCATION	40 miles northeast of Pasco
SERIES	30-minute
SURVEYED	1916 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHER	W.H. Herron
ENGRAVED	1918
EDITION	1918
PRINTED	1918
PRINT NOTES	Thick paper stock
SCALE	1:125000
CONTOUR INTERVAL	50 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	16 x 20 inches (approximate)
MAP DIMENSIONS	12 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA	24 x 35 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	lightly handled, never folded
MAP AREA	flawless map area
COLLARS	no wear or tears, no markings, no blemishes, inventory stamp on lower collar
MAP COVERAGE Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the Connell 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 1918. 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)	Connell, Cunningham, Hatton, Kahlotus, Lind, and Mesa
COUNTIES COVERED	Adams, Franklin, Grant, and Walla Walla
FEDERAL LAND UNITS	Lake Sacajawea
RIVERS AND STREAMS	Snake River
WATER BODIES	Bailie Pond, Lake Kahlotus, Lake Herbert G. West, Lake Sacajawea, Sulphur Lake, T Lake, and Washtucna Lake
Locations: Burr Canyon, Drumheller, East Lind, Emery, Frischknecht, Vassar, and Woodward Elevator. Areas: Monument. Mountain Ranges: Sand Hills. Valleys and Canyons: Bouvey Canyon, Box Canyon, Burr Canyon, Cunningham Coulee, Devils Canyon, Dunnigan Coulee, Hardesty Coulee, Hatton Coulee, McElroy Coulee, Paha Coulee, Providence Coulee, Rattlesnake Canyon, Sand Hills Coulee, and Wilson Canyon. Parks: Pioneer Park, Poe Park, and Striker Park. Lakes and Ponds: Lake Kahlotus, Lost Lake, Sulphur Lake, and T Lake. Buildings: Sand Hills Grange Hall. Dams: Lamb-Weston Dam and Lower Monumental Dam. Canals: Lind Coulee Siphon Number 1, Lind Coulee Siphon Number 2, Scooteney Wasteway, and Shano Siphon. Airports: Connell City Airport, Hille-Kimp Airstrip, Lind Airport, Lower Monumental Dam Heliport, Lower Monumental State Airport, Peot Airport, Phillips Landing Strip, and Watson Airport. Schools: Connell Elementary School, Connell Senior High School, Kahlotus Elementary/Junior/Senior High School, Lind Elementary School, Lind Junior-Senior High School, and Robert L Olds Junior High School. Reservoirs and Tanks: Lake Herbert G West. Flats: Kansas Prairie, Michigan Prairie, and Paradise Flats. Springs: McChesney Spring and Rainbow Spring.
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 1918 edition of the Connell Washington USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 108-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 Connell 30-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 1916.

A VALUABLE HISTORICAL RECORD
Maps from the USGS 30-minute series have been out of print for many years. They have never been common and original prints are increasingly difficult to find. For areas where the 30-minute map was produced, it is usually the first large-scale survey done by the USGS for that area. These are a valuable historical record, as they contain many placenames and features that have been dropped from more recent series’ and editions.