Monument Butte Colorado Moffat Hamilton USGS Topo Map 1915

$49

Printed in its year of first publication, 1915, this USGS 15-minute topographic sheet is a first-year print in very good condition, on thick stock, never folded with only light handling and light age-toning. The quad sits about 10 miles south of Craig in Moffat County, Colorado, taking in Monument Butte itself along with the communities of Hamilton and Moffat within its boundaries. Engraved in 1914 under geographer R.B. Marshall from a 1912 field survey, it captures this stretch of northwestern Colorado high country as it was mapped over a century ago, with a flawless map area that has survived remarkably intact; the reverse carries printed USGS reference material.

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SKU: 500 Categories: 15 Minute, Colorado

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Monument Butte
STATE	Colorado
LOCATION	10 miles south of Craig
SERIES	15-minute
SURVEYED	1912 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHER	R.B. Marshall
ENGRAVED	1914
EDITION	1915
PRINTED	1915
PRINT NOTES	Thick paper stock, includes woodland tint (green to indicate vegetated areas)
SCALE	1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL	50 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	16 1/2 x 20 inches (approximate)
MAP DIMENSIONS	13 3/8 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	Very Good
SHEET NOTES	lightly handled, never folded, lightly age-toned sheet
MAP AREA	flawless map area
COLLARS	no markings, no blemishes, very minor collar wear, no edge tears, inventory notation hand written in pencil in upper right collar corner
MAP COVERAGE Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the Monument Butte 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 1915. 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)	Hamilton and Moffat
COUNTIES COVERED	Moffat
RIVERS AND STREAMS	Badger Creek, Bogenschutz Creek, Deer Creek, Fortification Creek, Good Spring Creek, Milk Creek, North Fork Deer Creek, Waddle Creek, Williams Fork, and Yampa River
WATER BODIES	Culverwell Reservoir and Waddle Creek Reservoir
Mountains, Peaks, and Summits: Harper Hill, Iles Mountain, Monument Butte, and Thompson Hill. Valleys and Canyons: Bell Rock Gulch, Flume Gulch, Castor Gulch, Deacon Gulch, Deal Gulch, Deep Rock Gulch, Hart Gulch, Herring Draw, Horse Gulch, Johnson Gulch, Long Gulch, Moody Gulch, Post Oak Draw, Pyeatt Gulch, Ralston Draw, Ratcliff Gulch, Seeping Spring Gulch, Stock Pass Gulch, Sulphur Gulch, Ute Gulch, West Gulch, and Wood Gulch. Drainages: Badger Creek, Bogenschutz Creek, Deer Creek, Fortification Creek, Morapos Creek, North Fork Deer Creek, Waddle Creek, and Williams Fork. Mines: Baker Mine, Blair Coal Mine, Banker Mine, Brant Mine, Mount Evans Mine, Fields Mine, Eagle Number Five Mine, Eagle Number Nine Mine, Eberle Mine, Hamilton Mine, Hart Mine, Haubrich Mine, Leon Claims, Mack Pit, Mine Number Five, Phillips Mine, Round Bottom Mine, Trapper Strip Mine, Walker Mine, Weisbeck Mine, Whitlock Mine, Williamsfork Number One Mine, and Wise Hill Mine Number Five. Dams: Craig Holding and Evaporation Dam, Craig Raw Water Dam, Ellgen Dam, Ellgen Number 2 Dam, Martin Lilly Pond Dam, and Waddell Creek Dam. Canals: Deep Cut Ditch. Bends: Big Bottom and Round Bottom. Airports: Craig-Moffat Airport. Schools: Hamilton School and Morapos School. Reservoirs and Tanks: Craig Holding and Evaporation Reservoir, Craig Raw Water Reservoir, Ellgen Reservoir, Ellgen Reservoir Number 2, Martin Lily Pond, and Waddle Creek Reservoir. Oilfields: Iles Dome Oil Field, Moffat Oil Field, and Waddle Creek Oil Field. Pillars: Bell Rock. Springs: Post Oak Spring and Ralston 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 antique sheet is a 1915 edition of the Monument Butte Colorado USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 111-year-old United States Geological Survey 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 Monument Butte 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 1912. 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.