Lawen Oregon Malheur Lake USGS Topographic Map 1961 Vintage

Lawen Oregon Malheur Lake USGS Topographic Map 1961 Vintage

$30

A 1959 edition of the Lawen quadrangle, printed in 1961 at 1:62,500 with a 10-foot contour interval and a green woodland tint marking vegetated ground. The sheet covers a stretch of Harney County about 20 miles southeast of Burns, Oregon, taking in the small community of Lawen and part of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge around Malheur Lake. The shallow lake and surrounding marshes draw enormous numbers of migrating birds each spring and fall, and this sheet, never folded and flat, would frame well.

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SKU: 974 Categories: 15 Minute, Oregon

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Lawen
STATE	Oregon
LOCATION	20 miles southeast of Burns
SERIES	15-minute
SURVEYED	1957 and 1959 Aerial and Field Survey
EDITION	1959
PRINTED	1961
PRINT NOTES	Includes woodland tint (green to indicate vegetated areas)
SCALE	1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL	10 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	16 7/8 x 20 7/8 inches
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	unhandled, never folded, smooth and flat
MAP AREA	flawless map area
COLLARS	no wear or tears, no markings
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.
NOTABLE PLACES	Malheur Lake
CITIES AND TOWNS (CURRENT)	Lawen
COUNTIES COVERED	Harney
FEDERAL LAND UNITS	Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
RIVERS AND STREAMS	Ausmus Canal, Boat Ford Slough, Bull Ditch, Butte Ditch, Chapman Slough, Donner und Blitzen River, East Fork Silvies River, Embree Slough, McGee Slough, McRae Slough, Ninemile Slough, Sage Hen Creek, Simmons Slough, Square Well Slough, and West Fork Silvies River
WATER BODIES	Mud Lake
Locations: Caldwell Ranch, Campbell Ranch, Crows Nest Ranch, Headquarters Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Hills Ranch, Island Ranch, Loma, Otley Ranch, Redess, and Sod House Ranch. Valleys and Canyons: Blitzen Valley. Parks: Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Drainages: Boat Ford Slough, Donner und Blitzen River, Chapman Slough, East Fork Silvies River, Embree Slough, McGee Slough, McRae Slough, Sage Hen Creek, Simmons Slough, Square Well Slough, and West Fork Silvies River. Islands: Cole Island and Graves Island. Lakes and Ponds: Malheur Lake, Mud Lake, and Vickers Lake. Dams: Sod House Dam. Gaps: The Narrows. Canals: Ausmus Canal, Big Red S Canal, Bull Ditch, Butte Ditch, and Rineman Ditch. Bayous and Sloughs: Black Slough. Basins: Sunset Valley. Schools: Sod House School. Ridges: Wrights Point. Flats: Big Red S Field and Little Red S Fields. Wells: Baker Well, Brandon Well, Square Well, and Swan Lake Artesian Well. Springs: Indian Spring and Sodhouse 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 vintage sheet is a 1959 edition of the Lawen Oregon USGS topographic map. It is an original 65-year-old 1961 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. Maps of this vintage are printed on durable stock and are well-suited for outdoor activities and recreation of all kinds, including hiking, backpacking, hunting, rafting and kayaking, backcountry skiing, geocaching, general exploration, treasure hunting, etc.

FEATURES SHOWN ON THE MAP
The Lawen 15-minute map shows cities and towns, roads, railroads, utilities and energy infrastructure, 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 1957 and 1959. 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 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.