Yuma California San Luis Somerton USGS Topo Map 1954 Vintage

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Yuma California San Luis Somerton USGS Topo Map 1954 Vintage

$40

This is a 1903 edition of the USGS 30-minute Yuma quad, printed in 1954 on thick stock and kept in excellent condition, lightly handled and never folded aside from very minor wear along the collar and an inventory stamp in the southeast corner of the map area. Straddling the California-Arizona line along the Lower Colorado River, the quad area takes in Yuma and San Luis along with Somerton, Winterhaven, Gadsden, and Andrade, plus portions of the Fort Yuma and Cocopah Indian Reservations and the Picacho Peak and Little Picacho Wilderness areas. Surveyed in 1902 and 1903 under geographer R.U. Goode, it captures the region before the modern highway system, recording the old travel routes, mines, rail lines, and placenames of the era; this sheet comes from the vintage map collection of Art Christiansen of Tempe, Arizona.

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SKU: 392 Categories: 30 Minute, Arizona, California

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Yuma
STATE	California, Arizona
SERIES	30-minute
SURVEYED	1902 and 1903 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHER	R.U. Goode
EDITION	1903
PRINTED	1954
PRINT NOTES	Thick paper stock
SCALE	1:125000
CONTOUR INTERVAL	50 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	17 x 22 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS	14 3/4 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA	29 x 35 miles
SOURCE	From the vintage map collection of Art Christiansen, Tempe, Arizona
MAP NOTES	A fascinating snapshot of the Yuma and Lower Colorado River region from Picacho Peak on the north to San Luis on the south, surveyed before the modern highway system, showing numerous historic travel routes, mines, rail lines, placenames, and all structures known at the time.
SHEET CONDITION For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITION	Excellent
SHEET NOTES	lightly handled, never folded
MAP AREA	no wear, no markings, no blemishes, inventory stamp in southeast corner of map area
COLLARS	very minor wear or tears, no markings, no blemishes
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.
NOTABLE PLACES	Somerton, Picacho Peak, Winterhaven, and Colorado River
CITIES AND TOWNS (CURRENT)	Andrade, Gadsden, Ogilby, San Luis, and Yuma
COUNTIES COVERED	Imperial and Yuma
FEDERAL LAND UNITS	Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, Cocopah Indian Reservation, Fort Yuma Indian Reservation, Imperial National Wildlife Refuge, Little Picacho Wilderness, Picacho Peak Wilderness, and Yuma Marine Corps Air Station
RIVERS AND STREAMS	Araz Wash, Arrastia Wash, Burro Wash, Carrizo Wash, East Main Canal, Ferguson Wash, Gatuna Wash, Gila River, Little Picacho Wash, Marcus Wash, Mission Wash, Picacho Wash, Senator Wash, Thacker Lateral, Unnamed Wash, and White Wash
WATER BODIES	Bard Lake, Ferguson Lake, Haughtelin Lake, Imperial Reservoir, and Senator Wash Reservoir
California Locations: Andrade, Araz, Gold Rock Ranch, Gordons Well, Grays Well, Hedges, Old Araz Stage Depot, Pilot Knob Check and Wasteway, Pilot Knob Hydro-electric Plant, Pilot Knob Substation, and Potholes. Areas: The Island. Mountain Ranges: Cargo Muchacho Mountains and Ogilby Hills. Reserves: Fort Yuma Indian Reservation. Mountains, Peaks, and Summits: Little Picacho Peak, Pasadena Mountain, Pasadena Peak, Pebble Mountain, Picacho Peak, Pilot Knob, Pilot Knob Mesa, and Stud Mountain. Valleys and Canyons: Jackson Gulch. Drainages: American Girl Wash, Araz Wash, Arrastia Wash, Bee Wash, Burro Wash, Indian Wash, Mission Wash, Picacho Wash, Tumco Wash, and Unnamed Wash. Mines: American Girl Mine, Cargo Mine, Guadalupe Mine, Hess Mine, La Colorado Mine, Occidental Mine, Padre Madre Mine, Pasadena Mine, Picacho Mine, Three C Mine, and Tumco Mine. Churches: Saint Thomas Yuma Indian Mission. Lakes and Ponds: Bard Lake, Ferguson Lake, and Haughtelin Lake. Levees: Reservation Levee. Dams: Reservation Levee. Canals: Alamo Canal, Cocopah Canal, Comanche Lateral, Concow Lateral, Mohave Lateral, Osage Canal, Reservation Main Canal, Reservation Main Drain, Sioux Lateral, Tenino Lateral, Tonawanda Lateral, Tonto Lateral, Walapai Lateral, Yakima Lateral, Ypsilanti Lateral, and Yuma Main Canal. Basins: Copper Basin. Schools: San Pasqual School and San Pasqual Valley School.
Arizona Locations: Arizona Inspection Station, Arroyo Dunes Golf Course, Big Curve Shopping Center, East Yard, Gila Center, J C Silver Spur Rodeo Grounds, Luding Siding, Patio, Somerton Siding, Southgate Mall, University of Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station, Willets Siding, Yucca Powerplant, Yuma County Fairgrounds, and Yuma Municipal Golf Course. Areas: Gadsden Purchase. Reserves: Cocopah Indian Reservation and Yuma Indian Homesteads. Mountains, Peaks, and Summits: Mohawk Peak, Sierra Prieta, Prison Hill, and Yuma Mesa. Valleys and Canyons: North Gila Valley and South Gila Valley. Parks: Bridge Park, Carver Park, City Park, Gadsden Park, Joe Henry Memorial Park, Latino Americano Park, Ray Smucker Park, Riverside Park, Sanguinetti Field, and Somerton Park. Drainages: Gila River. Hospitals: Yuma Regional Medical Center. Buildings: Arizona Game and Fish Region IV Office, Carnegie Library, Somerton City Hall, Yuma City Hall, Yuma Civic and Convention Center, Yuma County Juvenile Home, Yuma Courthouse, Yuma Fire Department, Yuma Railroad Station, and Yuma Territorial Prison. Dams: Elevenmile Spillway and Morelos Dam. Crossings: Araby Road Overpass. Canals: A 8.4 Lateral, A 8.9 Lateral, A 8.9 N Lateral, A 9.4 Lateral, A Canal, Abbott Lateral, Adams Lateral, Arnold Lateral, Auxiliary Supply Canal, B 3.7 Lateral, B 3.8 Lateral, B 5.5 W Lateral, B 6.2 E Lateral, B 7.0 Lateral, B 8.0 N Lateral, B 8.55 Lateral, B Canal, B Main Lateral, Baker Lateral, Barkley Lateral, Bondesson Lateral, Bronk Lateral, Cahoon Lateral, Carter Lateral, Case Lateral, Central Canal, Central Drain, Central Stub Number One, Central Stub Number Two Drain, Church Lateral, Cloyd Lateral, Cocopah Drain, Converse Lateral, Cooper Lateral, Corey Drain, Croft Lateral, Cummings Lateral, Daniel Lateral, Donovan Lateral, East Central Drain, East Drain, East Drain Extension, East Hearn Lateral, East Main Canal, Edwards Lateral, Ellis Lateral, Faulkner Lateral, Fishbaugh Lateral, Flint Lateral, Franklin Lateral, Frates Lateral, Fuller Lateral, Gardenhire Drain, Garven Lateral, George Lateral, Gibson Lateral, Gilbert Lateral, Graham Lateral, Greer Lateral, Groover Lateral, Hanna Lateral, Harmon Lateral, Harris Lateral, Haupt Lateral, Havens Lateral, Hayden Lateral, Hearn Lateral, Henry Lateral, Hevener Lateral, Horn Lateral, Howe Lateral, Ingraham Lateral, Johnson Lateral, Jordan Lateral, Kent Lateral, Larkin Lateral, Lateral B-2, Lawler Lateral, Lent Lateral, Livingston Lateral, Lorona Lateral, Lott Lateral, Lyon Lateral, Main Drain, Main Drain Extension, Main Lateral, Main Outlet Drain, Malloy Lateral, Mann Lateral, Marble Lateral, Martin Lateral, Maxey Lateral, McPherson Canal, Miller Lateral, Modest Lateral, Molina Lateral, Monroe Lateral, Neatherlin Lateral, Noe Canal, North Drain, North Gila Drain, North Gila Main Canal, Northwest Drain, Nugent Lateral, Pancrazi Lateral, Parvin Lateral, Patterson Lateral, Pesch Canal, Potter Lateral, Rose Lateral, Schutz Lateral, Shields Lateral, Somerton Canal, Somerton Lateral, Somerton Lateral Wasteway, South Drain, South Gila Valley Main Canal, Southeast Drain, Southwest Lateral, Stevenson Lateral, Stofella Lateral, Stub Number One, Stub Number Two, Thacker Lateral, Thurman Lateral, Trevorrow Lateral, Tuttle Lateral, Walton Lateral, West Drain, West Hearn Lateral, West Main Canal, White Lateral, Winsor Lateral, Yarwood Lateral, Yocum Lateral, and Yuma Main Canal. Airports: Checkerboard Airport, McDaniel Field, Rolle Airfield, Somerton Airport, Yuma Helicopters, Yuma International Airport, Yuma Number Four Airfield, and Yuma Regional Medical Center Heliport. Schools: Byrne School, Carver School, Crane School, Fourth Avenue Junior High School, Gadsden Elementary School, Gila Vista Junior High School, Gwyneth Ham Elementary School, Immaculate Conception Catholic School, Johnson School, Kofa High School, McGraw School, Palmcroft School, Pecan Grove School, Post School, Rolle School, Roosevelt School, Saint Francis School, Somerton Elementary School, Union High School, Woodward Junior High School, and Yuma Lutheran School. Towers: KBLU-AM (Yuma), KEZC-AM (Yuma), KJOK-FM (Yuma), KTTI-FM (Yuma), KVOY-AM (Yuma), KYXI-FM (Yuma), and KZPL-FM (Yuma). Plains and Plateaus: Yuma Desert. Springs: Yuma Mineral 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 1903 edition of the Yuma California USGS topographic map. It is an original 72-year-old 1954 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. 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 Yuma 30-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 1902 and 1903.

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.