Woodhull Illinois Wataga Windsor USGS Topo Map 1947 Vintage

Woodhull Illinois Wataga Windsor USGS Topo Map 1947 Vintage

$22

Printed in its year of first publication, 1947, this vintage 15-minute USGS topographic sheet is in good condition, lightly handled with a single midsheet horizontal foldline and printed on thick stock. Drawn from a 1945 aerial and field survey, it takes in a stretch of northwestern Illinois farm country about 50 miles northwest of Peoria, with the quad area including Woodhull, Wataga, Alpha, and the smaller communities of Rio and North Henderson across parts of Henry, Knox, Mercer, and Warren counties. Anyone with roots in this corner of the state will recognize the grid of section-line roads and small towns laid out at 1:62,500, and the reverse carries printed reference material on reading the map.

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SKU: 282 Categories: 15 Minute, Illinois

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Woodhull
STATE	Illinois
LOCATION	50 miles northwest of Peoria
SERIES	15-minute
SURVEYED	1945 Aerial and Field Survey
EDITION	1947
PRINTED	1947
SCALE	1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL	20 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	16 1/2 x 20 inches (approximate)
MAP DIMENSIONS	13 1/8 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA	13 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	lightly handled, midsheet horizontal foldline (in half)
MAP AREA	no wear, no blemishes, two diagonal drafting lines neatly applied
COLLARS	no wear or tears, no blemishes, pencil markings
MAP COVERAGE Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the Woodhull 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 1947. 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 vintage sheet is a 1947 edition of the Woodhull Illinois USGS topographic map. It is an original 79-year-old 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 Woodhull 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 1945. 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.

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-> Alpha, Henderson, North Henderson, Rio, Wataga, Windsor, and Woodhull
* Counties Covered-> Henry, Knox, Mercer, and Warren
* Rivers and Streams-> Dugout Creek, Forman Creek, Henderson Creek, Middle Creek, Middle Henderson Creek, Mud Creek, North Creek, North Henderson Creek, North Pope CreekParker Run, and others
* Water Bodies-> Crescent Lake