Goshen New York Middletown Warwick USGS Topographic Map 1913

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Goshen New York Middletown Warwick USGS Topographic Map 1913

$55

This USGS 15-minute topographic sheet is a 1908 edition printed in 1913, and the antique sheet survives in excellent condition: never folded, smooth and flat, with lightly age-toned paper, a flawless map area, and printed on thick stock. Covering roughly 13 by 17 miles in the vicinity of Middletown about 50 miles northwest of New York City, the quad crosses from Orange County, New York into Sussex County, New Jersey and takes in Goshen, Warwick, Chester, and Scotchtown along with Pine Island, Edenville, and Wisner. Surveyed between 1904 and 1906, before the marshes along the Wallkill River were converted to agricultural use and before the modern highway system, it records the historic travel routes, rail lines, placenames, and houses of the era; the reverse carries printed reference material, and this sheet comes from an uncommonly well-preserved collection.

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SKU: 369 Categories: 15 Minute, New Jersey, New York

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Goshen
STATE	New York, New Jersey
LOCATION	Vicinity of Middletown, 50 miles northwest of New York
SERIES	15-minute
SURVEYED	1904 through 1906 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHER	H.M. Wilson
ENGRAVED	1907
EDITION	1908
PRINTED	1913
PRINT NOTES	Thick paper stock
SCALE	1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL	20 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	16 1/2 x 20 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS	13 1/8 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA	13 x 17 miles
SOURCE	From an uncommonly well-preserved collection
MAP NOTES	Surveyed before the marshes along the Wallkill River were converted to agricultural use and before the modern highway system, showing historic travel routes, rail lines, placenames, and all houses known at the time.
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, lightly age-toned paper
MAP AREA	flawless map area
COLLARS	no wear or tears, no markings, hole punches along left collar
MAP COVERAGE Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the Goshen 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 1913. 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)	Amity, Bellvale, Chester, East Middletown, Edenville, Florida, Glenwood, Goshen, Mechanicstown, Middletown, Pine Island, Scotchtown, Vernon Valley, Walton Park, Warwick, Washington Heights, and Wisner
COUNTIES COVERED	Orange and Sussex
RIVERS AND STREAMS	Black Meadow Creek, Browns Creek, Catlin Creek, Indigot Creek, Joe Creek, Little Shawangunk Kill, Long House Creek, Mannayunk Kill, Masonic Creek, Monhagen Brook, Pochuck Creek, Quaker Creek, Rutgers Creek, Shawangunk Kill, Stony Creek, Trout Brook, Wawayanda Creek, and Wheeler Creek
WATER BODIES	Glenmere Lake, Goshen Number Two Reservoir, Goshen Reservoir, Highland Lake, Hill Lake, Louemma Lake, Monhagen Lake, Lake Pocatello, Ridgebury Lake, Shawangunk Lake, Silver Lake, and Wickham Lake
New York Locations: Four Corners, Glenmere Country Club, Lake, and Red Swan Golf Course. Administrative Boundaries: Town of Chester, Town of Goshen, Town of Hamptonburgh, City of Middletown, Town of Wallkill, Town of Warwick, and Town of Wawayanda. Mountain Ranges: Huckleberry Hills. Mountains, Peaks, and Summits: Mount Adam, Breeze Hill, Brimstone Mountain, Durland Hill, Mount Eve, Fort Hill, Goose Pond Mountain, Goshen Hills, Guinea Hill, Joe Gee Hill, Mount Lookout, Mills Hill, Pine Hill, Sayers Hill, Snake Hill, Snake Mountain, and Sugarloaf Mountain. Parks: Good Time Park. Drainages: Black Meadow Creek, Browns Creek, Catlin Creek, Indigot Creek, Joe Creek, Long House Creek, Mannayunk Kill, Masonic Creek, Monhagen Brook, Pochuck Creek, Quaker Creek, Rutgers Creek, Stony Creek, Trout Brook, and Wheeler Creek. Islands: Big Island, Black Walnut Island, Maple Island, and Merritts Island. Mines: Duchess Quarry. Churches: Mount Carmel Church, Saint Pauls Church, and Saint Peters Church. Hospitals: Horton Hospital. Lakes and Ponds: Echo Lake, Monhagen Lake, Lake Pocatello, Ridgebury Lake, Silver Lake, and Wickham Lake. Channels: Black Walnut Island Channel and Wawayanda Channel. Canals: Carr Ditch, Coleman Ditch, Drumgoole Ditch, Durlandville Ditch, Eurich Ditch, Holly Street Ditch, Irish Ditch, McKnight Ditch, and Pine Island Ditch. Airports: Big Island Airport, Orange Poultry Farm Airport, Randall Airport, and Warwick Municipal Airport. Swamps: Purgatory Swamp. Schools: Blessed Sacrament Academy, Central School, Chorley School, Goshen Annex Training School, Goshen Christian School, Howells School, Moon School, Mount Carmel School, New Hampton Training School, Saint Alberts College, Saint Josephs School, Selesian School, Veraldi Junior High School, Wallkill School Number 18, and Warwick Valley High School. Ridges: Pochuck Neck. Reservoirs and Tanks: Glenmere Lake, Goshen Number Two Reservoir, Goshen Reservoir, Highland Lake, Hill Lake, and Shawangunk Lake. Flats: Black Meadows. Towers: WALL-AM (Middletown), WKOJ-FM (Middletown), and WTBQ-AM (Warwick).
New Jersey Valleys and Canyons: Vernon Valley. Drainages: Pochuck Creek. Dams: Denton Clark Estate Dam. Reservoirs and Tanks: Louemma Lake.
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 1908 edition of the Goshen New York USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 113-year-old 1913 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 Goshen 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 1904 through 1906. 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.