Winchester Mountains Arizona The Mesas USGS Topo Map 1945

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Winchester Mountains Arizona The Mesas USGS Topo Map 1945

$27

This is a 1945 USGS topographic map of the Winchester Mountains in southeastern Arizona, a 15-minute quadrangle at 1:62,500 drawn from 1942-1943 aerial and field surveys. First published and printed in 1945, it covers rugged country about 50 miles east of Tucson across Cochise and Graham counties, taking in Muleshoe Ranch, The Mesas, and portions of the Coronado National Forest and the Galiuro and Redfield Canyon wilderness areas. One quiet detail stands out: a powerline corridor, drawn here before it was built, marked in the southeast corner with matching UTM notations in the collar. Printed on thick stock and never folded.

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SKU: 927 Categories: 15 Minute, Arizona

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Winchester Mountains
STATE	Arizona
LOCATION	50 miles east of Tucson
SERIES	15-minute
SURVEYED	1942 and 1943 Aerial and Field Survey
EDITION	1945
PRINTED	1945
PRINT NOTES	Thick paper stock
SCALE	1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL	50 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	17 x 21 inches (approximate)
MAP DIMENSIONS	14 3/4 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA	15 x 17 miles
SHEET CONDITION For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITION	Fair
SHEET NOTES	moderately handled, never folded
MAP AREA	no wear, no blemishes, future (now existing) powerline corridor delineated in the southeast corner of map
COLLARS	very minor wear or tears, no blemishes, UTM notations related to powerline corridor in collar

MAP COVERAGE Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the Winchester Mountains 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 1945. 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.
COUNTIES COVERED	Cochise and Graham
FEDERAL LAND UNITS	Coronado National Forest, Galiuro Wilderness, and Redfield Canyon Wilderness
RIVERS AND STREAMS	Ash Creek and South Fork Ash Creek
Locations: Antelope Ranch, Ellis Ranch, Froelich Ranch, G Bar Ranch, Larson Ranch, Muleshoe Ranch, and Wear Ranch. Mountains, Peaks, and Summits: Hooker Butte, Javelina Peak, The Mesas, Muskhog Mountain, Reiley Hill, Reiley Peak, and Saddle Mountain. Valleys and Canyons: Adobe Canyon, Ash Creek Canyon, Bear Canyon, Brush Canyon, Carruthers Canyon, Davis Canyon, Double R Canyon, East Fork Bass Canyon, Hackberry Canyon, Javelina Canyon, Mud Springs Canyon, N-O Canyon, Oak Grove Canyon, Pine Canyon, Polecat Canyon, Rattlesnake Canyon, Redus Canyon, Reiley Canyon, Rockhouse Canyon, Rocky Canyon, Rose Canyon, South Fork Canyon, Sulphur Springs Valley, West Fork Bass Canyon, and Wood Canyon. Drainages: Bear Creek and Reiley Creek. Airports: Lightning Ranch Airstrip. Ridges: Bald Ridge, Pine Ridge, and Winchester Mountains. Reservoirs and Tanks: Adobe Tank, Bald Ridge Number One Tank, Bald Ridge Number Two Tank, Bass Tank, Bear Tank, Boundary Tank, Brush Tank, Burro Tank, Cave Tank, Cement Dam Tank, Channel Tank, Deer Tanks, Earthexn Tank, Fulghum Tank, House Tank, Ice Box Tank, Juniper Tank, Little Red Tank, Little Tank, Middle Tank, Negro Tank, New Tank, Pancho Tank, Pine Canyon Tank, Reiley Tank, Rock Tank, Saddle Mountain Tank, Saddle Tank, Sand Tank, Stubbs Tank, Upper Reiley Tank, Wear Tank, and Whalen Tank. Springs: Box Spring, Double R Springs, Javelina Spring, Mud Springs, N-O Spring, Poer Spring, Riggs Seep, and V-F Spring.
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 1945 edition of the Winchester Mountains Arizona USGS topographic map. It is an original 81-year-old United States Geological Survey print in fair condition.

HOW THIS MAP CAN BE USED
In addition to making a fascinating conversation piece, this sheet would 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 Winchester Mountains 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 1942 and 1943. All known structures (houses, businesses, churches, schools, barns, cabins, etc) are also 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.