Cross Plains Wisconsin Madison Middleton USGS Topo Map 1942

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Cross Plains Wisconsin Madison Middleton USGS Topo Map 1942

$25

This is a 1909 edition of the Cross Plains 15-minute quadrangle, printed in 1942 on thick stock and rated in excellent condition. Drawn from a 1906 and 1907 field survey under geographer W.H. Herron, the map takes in a stretch of Dane and Sauk counties west of Madison, including Middleton, Cross Plains, Black Earth, Mount Horeb, and Verona, with the smaller communities of Roxbury and Martinsville falling within its boundaries. The sheet was never folded and remains smooth and flat, with a flawless map area and no markings in the collar, so it should lie well behind glass; the reverse carries printed USGS reference material from the time of printing.

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SKU: 435 Categories: 15 Minute, Wisconsin

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Cross Plains
STATE	Wisconsin
LOCATION	Vicinity of Madison
SERIES	15-minute
SURVEYED	1906 and 1907 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHER	W.H. Herron
EDITION	1909
PRINTED	1942
PRINT NOTES	Thick paper stock
SCALE	1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL	20 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	16 1/2 x 20 inches (approximate)
MAP DIMENSIONS	12 3/4 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA	13 x 17 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	very lightly handled, never folded, smooth and flat
MAP AREA	flawless map area
COLLARS	no markings, no blemishes
MAP COVERAGE Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the Cross Plains 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)	Black Earth, Cross Plains, Dane, Madison, Martinsville, Middleton, Mount Horeb, Roxbury, and Verona
COUNTIES COVERED	Dane and Sauk
RIVERS AND STREAMS	Badger Mill Creek, Black Earth Creek, Deer Creek, Dunlap Creek, Elvers Creek, Fryes Feeder, Garfoot Creek, Halfway Prairie Creek, Moen Creek, Pheasant Branch, Roxbury Creek, Sugar River, Vermont Creek, West Branch Sugar River, and Wisconsin River
WATER BODIES	Indian Lake, Morse Pond, and Stewart Lake 2
Locations: Camp Brandenburg, Pine Bluff Observatory, Pleasant View Golf Club, and West Towne Mall Shopping Center. Administrative Boundaries: Town of Berry, Village of Black Earth, Town of Cross Plains, Village of Cross Plains, City of Middleton, Town of Middleton, Village of Mount Horeb, Town of Roxbury, and Town of Springfield. Parks: Festbe County Park, Firemans Park, Hawkridge Park, Indian Lake County Park, Parkside Heights Park, Stewart Park, Strickers Pond Park, Waunakee Marsh State Wildlife Management Area, and Woodside Heights Park. Drainages: Garfoot Creek and Roxbury Creek. Churches: Black Earth Congregational Church, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Lutheran Church, Mount Horeb Evangelical Lutheran Church, Saint Andrews Lutheran Church, Saint Bernards Catholic Church, Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Saint Ignatius Catholic Church, Saint Johns Church, Saint Lukes Lutheran Church, Saint Martins Catholic Church, Saint Martins Church, Saint Marys of Pine Bluff Catholic Church, Saint Peters Catholic Church, Springdale Lutheran Church, Vermont Lutheran Church, and West Middleton Lutheran Church. Lakes and Ponds: Brandenburg Lake, Esser Pond, Graber Pond, Indian Lake, Morse Pond, Strickers Pond, and Tiedemans Pond. Buildings: Middleton City Hall and Middleton Public Library. Dams: Brunner Dam and Mount Horeb Dam. Bluffs: Table Bluff. Airports: Gonstead Airport and Morey Airport. Swamps: Waunakee Marsh. Schools: Black Earth Elementary School, E G Kromrey Middle School, Gammon School, Gordon School, Madison Memorial School, Middleton High School, Middleton School, Mount Horeb High School, Mount Horeb Intermediate School, Mount Horeb Middle School, Mount Horeb Primary Center, Northside Elementary School, Park Elementary School, Ridgeview Early Learning Center, Riley School, Saint Bernard School, Saint Francis Xavier Grade School, Saint Marys School, Springfield School, Thomas Jefferson Middle School, West Middleton Elementary School, and White School. Reservoirs and Tanks: Stewart Lake 2. Towers: WHA-TV (Madison), WIBA-FM (Madison), WISC-TV (Madison), WMLI-FM (Sauk City), WMSN-TV (Madison), and WNWC-FM (Madison).
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 1909 edition of the Cross Plains Wisconsin USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 84-year-old 1942 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 Cross Plains 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 1906 and 1907. 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.