Raleigh West Virginia Beckley Oak Hill USGS Topo Map 1901
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Raleigh West Virginia Beckley Oak Hill USGS Topo Map 1901

$135

Printed in its year of first publication, 1901, this 30-minute USGS topographic sheet is in excellent condition—very lightly handled, never folded, and smooth and flat, on thick stock. Covering roughly 27 by 35 miles in the vicinity of Beckley, the quad area takes in Oak Hill, Crab Orchard, Thurmond, and Pax across parts of Raleigh, Fayette, and neighboring counties in southern West Virginia’s coal country. Surveyed in the mid-1890s and carrying the name of geographer Henry Gannett, it predates the modern highway system and records overland travel routes, rail lines, and many early placenames from that era. From an uncommonly well-preserved collection, the sheet has hole punches along the left collar but is otherwise clean, with a flawless map area.

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MAP DETAILS
TITLERaleigh
STATEWest Virginia
LOCATIONVicinity of Beckley
SERIES30-minute
SURVEYED1894 and 1895 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHERHenry Gannett
EDITION1901
PRINTED1901
SCALE1:125000
CONTOUR INTERVAL100 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS16 1/2 x 20 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS13 7/8 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA27 x 35 miles
SOURCEFrom an uncommonly well-preserved collection
SHEET CONDITION
For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITIONExcellent
SHEET NOTESvery lightly handled, never folded, smooth and flat
MAP AREAflawless map area
COLLARSno wear or tears, no markings, no blemishes, hole punches along left collar
MAP COVERAGE
Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

This antique sheet is a 1901 edition of the Raleigh West Virginia USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 125-year-old 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 Raleigh 30-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 1894 and 1895.

A VALUABLE HISTORICAL RECORD
Maps from the USGS 30-minute series have been out of print for many years. They have never been common and original prints are increasingly difficult to find. For areas where the 30-minute map was produced, it is usually the first large-scale survey done by the USGS for that area. These are a valuable historical record, as they contain many placenames and features that have been dropped from more recent series’ and editions.

PLACENAMES
The following places are found within the boundary of this quadrangle. They may or may not be shown or labeled, depending on the map series and vintage.
* Cities and Towns-> Beaver, Beckley, Bradley, Coal City, Colcord, Crab Orchard, Daniels, Eccles, FirecoGhent, and others
* Counties Covered-> Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Mercer, Raleigh, Summers, and Wyoming
* Federal Land Units-> New River Gorge National River
* Rivers and Streams-> Abbott Creek, Allen Creek, Arbuckle Creek, Arnold Branch, Barkers Creek, Barren Branch, Batoff Creek, Bear Creek, Bearhole ForkBearpen Branch, and others
* Water Bodies-> Blue Jay Lake, Flat Top Lake, Glade Creek Reservoir, Little Beaver Lake, Plum Orchard Lake, Rowland Mine Impoundment, and Stephens Lake

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