Emerald Mountain California USGS 15-Min Topographic Map 1943

Emerald Mountain California USGS 15-Min Topographic Map 1943 - Image 2

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Emerald Mountain California USGS 15-Min Topographic Map 1943

$37

Printed in its year of first publication, 1943, this Army Corps of Engineers topographic sheet is a first-year print in very good condition, produced on thick stock and never folded, though it shows moderate handling. Covering a stretch of Kern County southeast of Bodfish, the quad takes in portions of Sequoia National Forest and the Bright Star Wilderness across roughly fourteen by seventeen miles of the southern Sierra Nevada. Compiled from a 1943 aerial and field survey, it records this mountainous backcountry as it was mapped during the war years, with 100-foot contours tracing the rugged terrain around Emerald Mountain.

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SKU: 249 Categories: 15 Minute, California

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Emerald Mountain
STATE	California
LOCATION	15 miles southeast of Bodfish
SERIES	15-minute
SURVEYED	1943 Aerial and Field Survey
EDITION	1943
PRINTED	1943
PRINT NOTES	Thick paper stock, includes woodland tint (green to indicate vegetated areas)
SCALE	1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL	100 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	16 1/4 x 20 3/8 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS	14 1/4 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA	14 x 17 miles
SHEET CONDITION For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITION	Very Good
SHEET NOTES	moderately handled, never folded
MAP AREA	no wear, no markings, no blemishes
COLLARS	minor wear or tears, no markings, no blemishes
MAP COVERAGE Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

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.
COUNTIES COVERED	Kern
FEDERAL LAND UNITS	Bright Star Wilderness and Sequoia National Forest
RIVERS AND STREAMS	Beartrap Creek, Caliente Creek, Clear Creek, Cottonwood Creek, Indian Creek, Kelso Creek, North Fork Walker Basin Creek, Setimo Creek, Silver Creek, South Fork Erskine Creek, Stevenson Creek, Walker Basin Creek, and Weaver Creek
Locations: Arnold Ranch, Arrastre, Benner Ranch, Burton Mill, Camp Nick Williams, Cannon Ranch, Landers Meadow Guard Station, Mills Ranch, Piute Lookout, Piute Ranch, Walser Ranch, Weldons Ranch, and Wooden Shoe Annies Ranch. Mountains, Peaks, and Summits: Antimony Peak, Black Bill Peak, Brown Peak, Eagle Peak, Eagles Nest, Emerald Mountain, Harper Peak, Johns Peak, Nellies Nipple, Piute Peak, Sorrell Peak, Stevenson Peak, and Weldon Peak. Valleys and Canyons: Back Canyon, Big Hart Canyon, Big Last Chance Canyon, Cholly Canyon, Fox Canyon, French Gulch, Hart Canyon, Hog Canyon, Hugh Mann Canyon, Jacksons Hole, Little Hart Canyon, Little Last Chance Canyon, Loco Bill Canyon, Menagerie Canyon, Nagel Canyon, Orejano Canyon, Pine Cove, Sand Canyon, Smith Canyon, Studhorse Canyon, Sycamore Canyon, Tollgate Canyon, and West Fork Sand Canyon. Drainages: Beartrap Creek, Hog Creek, Indian Creek, Landers Creek, North Fork Walker Basin Creek, Setimo Creek, Silver Creek, Stevenson Creek, Studhorse Creek, Sycamore Creek, Thompson Creek, and Weaver Creek. Mines: Amalie Mine, Barbarossa Mines, Bluebird Mine, Bryan Mine, Burning Moscow Mine, Burton Mill Mine, Dear Born Mine, Don Levy Mine, Evergreen Mine, Four Oaks Mine, Gallup Mine, Gold Peak Cowboy Mines, Gold Standard Mine, Gwynne Mine, Gwynnette Mine, Hard Luck Mine, Harris Mine, Horshoe Mine, Jerry Mine, Joe Walker Mine, Juan Dos Mines, King David Mine, King Solomons Mine, Locarno Mine, Mack Mine, Mammoth Eureka Mines, Marino Mine, Minnehaha Mine, Saddie Mine, Simon Mine, Virginia Mine, Waterhole Mine, and Zenda Mine. Buildings: Casa de los Cerritos. Gaps: Hamp Williams Pass. Airports: Shadow Mountain Airstrip. Schools: Twin Oaks School. Ridges: Antimony Ridge, Barbarossa Ridge, Black Bill Ridge, King Solomons Ridge, Red Mountain, Rodeo Ridge, and Saint John Ridge. Flats: Alaska Flat, Brown Meadow, Claraville Flat, French Meadow, Grouse Meadow, Landers Meadow, Lomar Meadow, Mace Meadow, Skinner Flat, Thornton Meadow, and Weldon Meadow. Springs: Barrel Spring, Beartrap Spring, Bracchi Spring, Burning Moscow Spring, Cold Spring, Harris Grade Spring, Kennedy Spring, Miller Springs, Mud Springs, Pine Spring, Piute Spring, Rock Spring, Saddle Spring, Seneca Spring, Soda Springs, Thompson Spring, Waterhole Mine Spring, and Yates Hot Springs.
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 vintage sheet is a 1943 edition of the Emerald Mountain California USACE topographic map. It is an original 83-year-old US Army Corp of Engineers print in very 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 Emerald Mountain 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 1943. All known structures (houses, businesses, churches, schools, barns, cabins, etc) are also shown.

A VALUABLE HISTORICAL RECORD
Maps from the 15-minute series for the continental United States are no longer produced or printed by the USACE 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.