Little Falls New York Salisbury Herkimer USGS Topo Map 1911

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Little Falls New York Salisbury Herkimer USGS Topo Map 1911

$52

This USGS 15-minute topographic sheet is a 1903 edition printed in 1911, and the roughly 115-year-old print is in excellent condition — never folded, smooth and flat, on thick stock, with a flawless map area and only light age-toning; hole punches run along the left collar. Set in the Mohawk Valley about 20 miles east of Utica, the quad takes in Little Falls, Herkimer, Mohawk, Dolgeville, and Middleville across parts of Herkimer, Fulton, and Montgomery counties. Surveyed in 1898 and drawn before the modern highway system, it records the historic travel routes, rail lines, and river crossings that once threaded the valley, and the reverse carries printed reference material from the USGS program of the day.

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SKU: 376 Categories: 15 Minute, New York

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Little Falls
STATE	New York
LOCATION	20 miles east of Utica
SERIES	15-minute
SURVEYED	1898 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHER	H.M. Wilson
ENGRAVED	1900
EDITION	1903
PRINTED	1911
PRINT NOTES	Thick paper stock
SCALE	1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL	20 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	16 1/2 x 20 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS	12 3/4 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA	13 x 17 miles
SOURCE	From an uncommonly well-preserved collection
MAP NOTES	A fascinating historical snapshot surveyed before the modern highway system, showing historic travel routes, rail lines, river crossings, and placenames.
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, lightly age-toned paper, smooth and flat
MAP AREA	flawless map area
COLLARS	no wear or tears, no markings, no blemishes, 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 Little Falls 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 1911. 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)	Dolgeville, Herkimer, Little Falls, Middleville, and Mohawk
COUNTIES COVERED	Fulton, Herkimer, and Montgomery
RIVERS AND STREAMS	Bacon Brook, Beaver Brook, Beaver Creek, Big Bill Brook, Black Creek, Buck Creek, City Brook, Cold Brook, Crum Creek, East Canada Creek, Factory Brook, Hurricane Brook, Maltanner Creek, Middle Sprite Creek, Mill Brook, Mohawk River, Murphy Brook, Ransom Creek, Spruce Creek, Stony Creek, Trammel Creek, West Canada Creek, and White Creek
WATER BODIES	Black Creek Reservoir, East Canada Lake, Huckleberry Swamp, Klondike Reservoir, Kyser Lake, Mirror Lake, and Spruce Lake
Locations: Burrell Corners, Countryman, Dillenbeck Corners, Fairview Corners, Garlock Corners, Goodell Corners, Kelhi Corners, Shedd Corners, Welch Corners, and Wood Corners. Administrative Boundaries: Town of Herkimer, Town of Fairfield, City of Little Falls, Town of Little Falls, Town of Manheim, Town of Norway, and Town of Salisbury. Mountains, Peaks, and Summits: Barto Hill, Dairy Hill, Diamond Hill, Hedgehog Mountain, The Pinnacle, Poplar Knoll, Top Notch, and Woodchuck Hill. Parks: Moreland Park. Drainages: Bacon Brook, Beaver Brook, Beaver Creek, Big Bill Brook, Buck Creek, City Brook, Cold Brook, Crum Creek, Factory Brook, Hurricane Brook, Maltanner Creek, Middle Sprite Creek, Mill Brook, Murphy Brook, North Creek, Nowadaga Creek, Ransom Creek, Spruce Creek, Stony Creek, and West Canada Creek. Churches: Indian Castle Church and Yellow Church. Hospitals: Pine Crest Sanatorium. Dams: Fivemile Dam. Bluffs: Rollaway. Swamps: Huckleberry Swamp and Kettle Beaver. Schools: Black Creek School, Dairy Hill School, Fiddlertown School, Hildreth School, Kast Bridge School, Kelly School, Locust Grove School, School Number 1, School Number 3, School Number 4, School Number 5, School Number 6, School Number 7, School Number 8, School Number 9, Shells Bush School, Smalls Bush School, Stone House School, and Top Notch School. Reservoirs and Tanks: Dolgeville Reservoir, Klondike Reservoir, Kyser Lake, Mirror Lake, and Spruce Lake. Towers: WKTV-TV (Utica), WLFH-AM (Little Falls), and WOWB-FM (Little Falls). Pillars: Herkimer Monument.
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 1903 edition of the Little Falls New York USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 115-year-old 1911 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 Little Falls 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 1898. 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.