Waite Maine Topsfield USGS 15-Min Topo Map 1959 Vintage

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Waite Maine Topsfield USGS 15-Min Topo Map 1959 Vintage

$24

This joint USGS/Army Corps of Engineers topographic sheet is a 1940 edition, printed in 1959, and its never-folded sheet remains in very good condition with a flawless map area. Covering a stretch of Washington County in far eastern Maine about 70 miles northeast of Bangor, the quad takes in the communities of Waite and Topsfield along with part of the Passamaquoddy Indian Reservation. The 15-minute series maps this quiet corner of the Maine woods near the New Brunswick border at a scale of 1:62,500, with 20-foot contours tracing the lakes and low ridges that define the country here.

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SKU: 99 Categories: 15 Minute, Maine

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Waite
STATE	Maine
LOCATION	70 miles northeast of Bangor, ME
SERIES	15-minute
SURVEYED	1940 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHER	W.C. Thompson
EDITION	1940
PRINTED	1959
SCALE	1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL	20 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	16 1/2 x 20 inches (approximate)
MAP DIMENSIONS	12 1/4 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	Very Good
SHEET NOTES	lightly handled, never folded
MAP AREA	flawless map area
COLLARS	very minor markings, blemish along top collar, multiple hole punches on collar

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.
CITIES AND TOWNS (CURRENT)	Topsfield and Waite
COUNTIES COVERED	Washington
FEDERAL LAND UNITS	Passamaquoddy Indian Reservation
RIVERS AND STREAMS	Amazon Brook, Barter Brook, Bull Brook, Deadman Stream, Deadwater Brook, Dog Brook, East Branch Big Musquash Stream, Enoch Brook, Flipper Creek, George Brook, Hill Brook, Hound Brook, Huntley Brook, Lindsey Brook, Little Simsquish Brook, Little Tomah Stream, Millberry Brook, North Branch Vickery Brook, Otter Brook, Saint Croix River, Scott Brook, Seavey Brook, Simsquish Brook, South Branch Vickery Brook, Stony Brook, Taylor Brook, Tomah Stream, West Branch Big Musquash Stream, West Branch Enoch Brook, West Branch Huntley Brook, and West Branch Millberry Brook
WATER BODIES	Butcher Lake, Deadman Bog, Enoch Lake, Grand Falls Flowage, Haycock Bog, Hound Brook Lake, Lathrop Heath, Little Tomah Lake, Patten Pond, Simon Pond, Simsquish Lake, and Unknown Pond
Locations: Hamilton Camp, Keefe Camp, Keefe Number 2 Camp, Keeley Farm, Longfellow Camp, Roy Bailey Camp, and Todd Farm. Administrative Boundaries: Plantation of Codyville, Passamaquoddy Indian Township, and Town of Waite. Mountains, Peaks, and Summits: Loring Hill, McLain Mountain, Neal Mountain, and Tomah Mountain. Drainages: Amazon Brook, Barter Brook, Beaver Brook, Berry Brook, Dog Brook, Bull Brook, Deadman Stream, Deadwater Brook, George Brook, Higgins Brook, Hill Brook, Jim Brown Brook, Kennebec Brook, Lindsey Brook, Little Simsquish Brook, Little Tomah Stream, North Branch Vickery Brook, Otter Brook, Scott Brook, Seavey Brook, South Branch Vickery Brook, Stony Brook, Taylor Brook, Tomah Stream, Vickery Brook, West Branch Huntley Brook, and West Branch Millberry Brook. Islands: Black Cat Island. Capes: Birch Point. Lakes and Ponds: Berry Brook Flowage, Bull Pond, Butcher Lake, Enoch Lake, George Brook Flowage, Grand Falls Flowage, Hound Brook Lake, Little Tomah Lake, Patten Pond, Simon Pond, Simsquish Lake, and Unknown Pond. Dams: Kennebec Dam. Bluffs: The High Bluffs. Swamps: Lathrop Heath and Malcome Bog. Ridges: Democrat Ridge, Hunt Ridge, Kane Ridge, Pattingill Ridge, and Tomah Ridge.
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 1940 edition of the Waite Maine USGS topographic map. It is an original 67-year-old 1959 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. 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 Waite 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 1940. A reddish tint may be used on this sheet to indicate urban areas where only landmark buildings will be shown. Outside of those areas, all known structures (houses, businesses churches, schools, barns, cabins, etc) are 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.