Wayne West Virginia Dunlow Cove Gap USGS Topo Map 1909
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Wayne West Virginia Dunlow Cove Gap USGS Topo Map 1909

$54

Printed in 1909, its year of first publication, this antique 15-minute USGS topographic sheet is in very good condition, never folded and on thick stock with attractively age-toned paper. The quad sits in southwestern West Virginia about 20 miles south of Huntington, taking in the town of Wayne along with the communities of Kiahsville, East Lynn, and Dunlow across Wayne, Lincoln, and Cabell counties. Drawn from a 1907 field survey and engraved in 1909, well before the modern highway system and East Lynn Lake, it records the rail lines, wagon roads, and placenames of the county as they stood at the turn of the century. A light diagonal crease sits in the lower right corner, and the reverse carries printed reference material about reading the map.

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MAP DETAILS
TITLEWayne
STATEWest Virginia
LOCATION20 miles south of Huntington
SERIES15-minute
SURVEYED1907 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHERFrank Sutton
ENGRAVED1909
EDITION1909
PRINTED1909
SCALE1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL50 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS16 1/2 x 20 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS13 3/4 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA14 x 17 miles
SHEET CONDITION
For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITIONVery Good
SHEET NOTESlightly handled, never folded, attractively age-toned paper, light diagonal crease in lower right sheet corner
MAP AREAno wear, no markings, no blemishes
COLLARSvery minor blemishes, pencilled notation in upper right collar corner, stabilized edge tear in upper left collar corner
MAP COVERAGE
Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.
BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the Wayne 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 1909. 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.

This antique sheet is a 1909 edition of the Wayne West Virginia USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 117-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 Wayne 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 1907. 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.

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-> Dunlow, East Lynn, Kiahsville, and Wayne
* Counties Covered-> Cabell, Lincoln, and Wayne
* Federal Land Units-> East Lynn Lake
* Rivers and Streams-> Battern Fork, Beech Fork, Big Branch, Big Laurel Creek, Billy Branch, Booth Branch, Brush Creek, Camp Creek, Dalton ForkDeephole Branch, and others
* Water Bodies-> East Lynn Lake

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