Port Crescent Washington Joyce USGS Topo Map 1941 Antique

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Port Crescent Washington Joyce USGS Topo Map 1941 Antique

$38

This is a USGS and War Department topographic map on the 15-minute series, first published as a 1919 edition and printed in 1941; the sheet is in good condition, moderately handled with foldlines and a few thumbtack holes in the collars and the extreme northwest corner of the map area. Set on Washington’s northern Olympic Peninsula in Clallam County, the quad takes in country near Port Angeles and the community of Joyce, along with portions of Olympic National Park, Olympic National Forest, the Olympic Wilderness, and the Lower Elwha Indian Reservation. Drawn from field survey work in 1917 and 1918 under geographer R.B. Marshall, this eighty-five-year-old sheet records the rugged terrain where the Olympics drop toward the Strait of Juan de Fuca, a landscape someone with ties to the peninsula would recognize.

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SKU: 891 Categories: 15 Minute, Washington

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Port Crescent
STATE	Washington
LOCATION	Olympic National Park, vicinity of Port Angeles, 70 miles northwest of Seattle
SERIES	15-minute
SURVEYED	1917 and 1918 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHER	R.B. Marshall
EDITION	1919
PRINTED	1941
SCALE	1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL	25 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	16 1/2 x 20 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS	11 5/8 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA	12 x 17 miles
SHEET CONDITION For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITION	Good
SHEET NOTES	moderately handled, has foldlines, thumbtack holes in collars and in extreme northwest corner of map area
MAP AREA	no markings, minor blemishes
COLLARS	no markings, minor blemishes, light age toning

MAP COVERAGE Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the Port Crescent 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 1941. 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)	Joyce and Port Angeles
COUNTIES COVERED	Clallam
FEDERAL LAND UNITS	Lower Elwha Indian Reservation, Olympic National Forest, Olympic National Park, and Olympic Wilderness
RIVERS AND STREAMS	Barnes Creek, Coville Creek, Cowen Creek, Dry Creek, Elwha River, Falls Creek, Freeman Creek, Griff Creek, Hughes Creek, Little River, Madison Creek, Salt Creek, South Branch Little River, Stukey Creek, and Whiskey Creek
WATER BODIES	Lake Crescent, Lake Aldwell, Lake Crescent, Lake Mills, and Lake Sutherland
Locations: Altaire Camp Grounds, East Beach, East Beach Picnic Area, Elwha Camp Grounds, Elwha Ranger Station, Elwha Station, Freshwater Bay Boat Launch Ramp, Lake Adwell Boat Launch Ramp, Olympic Power Plant, Port Crescent, Salt Creek Campground, and Waumilla Lodge. Mountain Ranges: Elwha River Range. Reserves: Lower Elwha Klallam Indian Reservation. Mountains, Peaks, and Summits: Mount Baldy, Griff Peak, Lizard Head Peak, McDonald Mountain, Mount Storm King, Striped Peak, and Unicorn Peak. Valleys and Canyons: Eden Valley. Parks: Salt Creek Recreation Area. Trails: Happy Lake Ridge Trail. Drainages: Coville Creek, Dry Creek, Elwha River, Falls Creek, Freeman Creek, Griff Creek, Hancock Brook, Happy Lake Creek, Hughes Creek, Indian Creek, Little River, Madison Creek, Salt Creek, and South Branch Little River. Capes: Angeles Point, Observatory Point, and Tongue Point. Forests: Soleduck Ranger District. Lakes and Ponds: Beach Lake, Happy Lake, and Lake Sutherland. Dams: Elwha Dam and Upper Elwha Dam. Channels: Strait of Juan de Fuca. Bays: Agate Bay, Crescent Bay, and Freshwater Bay. Airports: Big Andy Airport. Schools: Crescent Elementary/High School and Dry Creek Elementary School. Ridges: Baldy Ridge and Happy Lake Ridge. Reservoirs and Tanks: Lake Aldwell and Lake Mills. Flats: Bear Valley. Towers: Striped Peak Lookout Tower. Pillars: Crescent Rock.
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 1919 edition of the Port Crescent Washington USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 85-year-old 1941 United States Geological Survey print in 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 Port Crescent 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 1917 and 1918. 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.