Below, the most exhaustive documentation in existence on the founding and development of the sport of orienteering in the US, primarily 1967 to 1971. It originates largely from 1982 research. Thanks from Dave L. to all those who in 1982 co-wrote, contributed words, sent photos, and otherwise helped.
1946-71 In-depth US Orienteering History--Nov 1982 Special Issue of Orienteering USA:
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1 Harald Wibye p1.jpg
1 Harald Wibye p2.jpg
1 Harald Wibye p3.jpg
1 Harald Wibye p4.jpg
1 Harald Wibye p5.jpg
1 Harald Wibye p6.jpg
1 Harald Wibye p7 1968 Apr 20-Harald Wibye-Pound Ridge NY-Orienteering Map.jpg
1 Harald Wibye p8.jpg
1 Harald Wibye p9.jpg
1 Harald Wibye p10-Chopawamsic VA March 1968 Map-July 12 1968 Event.jpg
2 In Search of Orienteering Roots p1.jpg
2 In Search of Orienteering Roots p2.jpg
2 In Search of Orienteering Roots p3 Nov 5 1967 Valley Forge Map.jpg
2 In Search of Orienteering Roots p4.jpg
2 In Search of Orienteering Roots p5.jpg
3 Quantico Story p1.jpg
3 Quantico Story p2.jpg
3 Quantico Story p3.jpg
3 Quantico Story p4.jpg
3 Quantico Story p5.jpg
3 Quantico Story p6.jpg
4 Bjorn p1.jpg
4 Bjorn p2.jpg
4 Bjorn p3.jpg
4 Bjorn p4 & sources-credits.jpg
5 Around the US p1.jpg
5 Around the US p2.jpg
5 Around the US p3.jpg
5 Around the US p3a 1st US Championships Map-S IL Univ.jpg
5 Around the US p4.jpg
5 Around the US p5.jpg
5 Around the US p6.jpg
5 Around the US p7.jpg
6 Statistics & Records 1967-82 p1 & MCM.jpg
6 Statistics & Records 1967-82 p2.jpg
6 Statistics & Records 1967-82 p3.jpg
Pre-1971 O_history corrections & additions p1.jpg
Pre-1971 O_history corrections & additions p2.jpg
1946-72 Orienteering History Documents:
1948 Bjorn Kjellstrom-Note in his 1948 Sport of Orienteering Book to Frank Elkins of NY TImes.jpg
1948 National Committee for the Sport of Orienteering Vol 1 No 1.jpg
1966-70 & 1975 West Point Orienteering-Bud Fish p1.jpg
1966-70 & 1975 West Point Orienteering-Bud Fish p2.jpg
1966-70 West Point Intramural Orienteering Rules.jpg
1966-70 West Point Orienteering-Kimmel.jpg
1967 West Point-Wibye-Stensby Orienteering Visit Letters.jpg
1967 West Point-Wibye-Stensby Orienteering Visit Reply.jpg
1967 Wibye-1st US Public Orienteering Event Form & 1967-68 Media.jpg
1967 Wibye-1st US Public Orienteering Event Report.jpg
1967 Wibye-1st US Public Orienteering Event Results.jpg
1967 Wibye-1st US Public Orienteering-Valley Forge-Article by Stensby.jpg
1967 Wibye-1st US Public Orienteering-Valley Forge-Map.jpg
1967 Wibye-2nd & 3rd US Public Orienteering Events Results.jpg
1967 Wibye-Intro to Orienteering for the US.jpg
1967 Wibye-Orienteering Promotional Letters to Media.jpg
1967 Wibye-Valley Forge Dec 10 Orienteering Event Article p1.jpg
1967 Wibye-Valley Forge Dec 10 Orienteering Event Article p2.jpg
1967-68 Wibye & McNair Letters About Orienteering Beginnings.jpg
1967-68 Wibye 1982 Orienteering Interview p1.jpg
1967-68 Wibye 1982 Orienteering Interview p2.jpg
1967-68 Wibye 1982 Orienteering Interview p3.jpg
1967-68 Wibye 1982 Orienteering Interview p4.jpg
1967-68 Wibye 1982 Orienteering Interview p5.jpg
1967-68 Wibye 1982 Orienteering Interview p6-1984 Reply.jpg
1967-68 Wibye 1982 Orienteering Interview p7a-1967-68 Mackinac Is Class Map 1.jpg
1967-68 Wibye 1982 Orienteering Interview p7a-1967-68 Mackinac Is Class Map 2.jpg
1967-68 Wibye-July 12 1968 Orienteering Map-Run-Comments.jpg
1967-68 Wibye-List of Orienteering Events & Talks.jpg
1967-69 Wibye-Chang Letter on Orienteering Events.jpg
1967-71 Wibye Chang Ringo McNair Chamberlain DVOA Orienteering Events.jpg
1967-72 Wibye Chang Ringo DVOA Orienteering Event List.jpg
1967-72 Wibye Pound Ridge Details & Camp Michaux Orienteering Map all from Ringos.jpg
1967-72 Wibye-Kjellstrom & Marcec’s-1971 & 72 US Orienteering Championships PHOTOS.jpg
1968 Wibye 1982 Orienteering Course Setting Contest-Paul Fritschi Winning Map.jpg
1968 Quantico-1st US Military Orienteering Event p1.jpg
1968 Quantico-1st US Military Orienteering Event p2.jpg
1968 Quantico-PFA & 1967 Orienteering Research Visits.jpg
1968 Quantico-Wibye to Hardin-Letter about Orienteering Map.jpg
1968 Scotland-Heriot Watt Univ-Craig a Barns-1969 Course-Norwegian Orienteering Map.jpg
1969 Canadian Federation Orienteering-Newsletter Vol 1 No 1.jpg
1970 Quantico’s 1st Public Orienteering Event Nov 7 & 2nd Armed Forces Championship.jpg
1970-c74 Philmont NM Scout Orienteering.jpg
1971 S IL Univ 2nd US Orienteering Championship Invitation p1.jpg
1971 S IL Univ 2nd US Orienteering Championship Invitation p2.jpg
1971 S IL Univ 2nd US Orienteering Championship Map.jpg
1971 USOF Formation-Mass Meeting of Orienteers.jpg
1971 USOF Orienteering-Newsletter Vol 1 No 1.jpg
1972 Leroy-Orienteering-Gary Smith p1.jpg
1972 Leroy-Orienteering-Gary Smith p2.jpg
1972 PHOTOS by Andy Marcec-1-NEOC’s US Orienteering Championship-Pound Ridge NY-Bjorn Kj Top Left.jpg
1972 PHOTOS by Marcec-2-NEOC’s US Orienteering Championships-Don Davis Top Left-Hans Bengtsson Bottom Right-Ctr.jpg
1973 USOF Orienteering-Control Point Vol 1 No 1.jpg
1984 USOF Strikes Back by Steve Hitchcock-Orienteer Kansas.jpg
c.1941-43 Orienteering - Piltti Heiskanen at Dartmouth NH:
1941 1st US Orienteering Events p1.jpg
1941 1st US Orienteering Events p2.jpg
1941 1st US Orienteering Events p3.jpg
1941 1st US Orienteering Events p4.jpg
1941 First US Orienteering Event Map-Dartmouth NH.jpg
1941 Nov 20-First US Orienteering Event Map-News Clips-Dartmouth NH.jpg
Dartmouth NH Area -1941 Orienteering & Skiing & Piltti Heiskanen bio.jpg
Dartmouth NH Area -1941 Orienteering & Skiing News Clips.jpg
Dartmouth NH Area -1941-42 Orienteering & Skiing News Clips.jpg
Dartmouth NH Area -1941-43 Ski Patrol Letter.jpg
Dartmouth NH Area-1941 -43 Orienteering & Skiing-Captions for Photos 1 & 3-7 & 9.jpg
Dartmouth NH Area-1941 -43 Orienteering & Skiing-Captions for Photos 2 & 8.jpg
Dartmouth NH Area-1941 Orienteering-autumn-Photos 5 & 6 & 7.jpg
Dartmouth NH Area-1942 Orienteering & Skiing-Jan-Mar-Photo 2.jpg
Dartmouth NH Area-1942 Orienteering & Skiing-Jan-Mar-Photo 3.jpg
Dartmouth NH Area-1942 Orienteering & Skiing-Jan-Mar-Photos 1 & 4 & 9.jpg
Dartmouth NH Area-1943 March 28-Boston Herald-Ski Patrol-Photo 8.jpg
Dartmouth NH Area-1943 March 28-Boston Herald-Ski Patrol-Photos p2.jpg
Dartmouth NH Area-1983-84 Piltti_Heiskanen-Letter p1.jpg
Dartmouth NH Area-1983-84 Piltti_Heiskanen-Letter p2.jpg
Dartmouth NH Area-1983-84 Piltti_Heiskanen-Letter p3.jpg
Dartmouth NH Area-1983-84 Piltti_Heiskanen-Letter p4.jpg
Random Orienteering Maps:
1974 Broad Creek Camp MD-George Jones Orienteering Map NE.jpg
1974 Broad Creek Camp MD-George Jones Orienteering Map NW.jpg
1974 Broad Creek Camp MD-George Jones Orienteering Map SE.jpg
1974 Broad Creek Camp MD-George Jones Orienteering Map SW.jpg
1974-2023 Broad Creek Camp MD Orienteering Map 10th edition.jpg
1974-2023 Broad Creek Camp MD Orienteering Map Back 2023.jpg
1975 Howard Co Fairground MD Mini-Orienteering Map.jpg
1975 Thomas Point MD Orienteering Map.jpg
1975-77 Deep Run-Piny Run MD Orienteering Map East.jpg
1975-77 Deep Run-Piny Run MD Orienteering Map West.jpg
1975-79 Deep Run-Piny Run MD Orienteering Map East.jpg
1975-79 Deep Run-Piny Run MD Orienteering Map West.jpg
1975-86 Thomas Point MD Orienteering Map.jpg
1976 Ft Meade Scout Area MD Mini-Orienteering Map.jpg
1977 Camp Bromelsick KS Orienteering Map.jpg
1977-78 Slough Creek KS Orienteering Map.jpg
1977-83 Slough Creek KS Orienteering Map.jpg
1978 Greenbelt Park North MD Mini-Orienteering Map.jpg
1979 Slough Creek Point KS Orienteering Map.jpg
1980 Avalon MD Orienteering Map.jpg
1980 Big Basin Redwoods CA Orienteering-Hiking Map East.jpg
1980 Big Basin Redwoods CA Orienteering-Hiking Map West.jpg
1980 Clinton Lake KS-1981 US Team Trials Model Orienteering Map.jpg
1980 Mercedes Benz Lot Hanover MD Mini-Orienteering Map.jpg
1980-81 Camp Naish KS Orienteering Map.jpg
1980-81 Leavenworth KS Orienteering Map.jpg
1980-87 Belmont-Avalon MD Orienteering Map.jpg
1982 Calero CA Orienteering Map East.jpg
1982 Calero CA Orienteering Map West.jpg
1982 Lake Johnson-NC State Univ Orienteering Map.jpg
1982 Schenck Forest-Richland Creek NC Orienteering Map.jpg
1982 Umstead NC Orienteering Map.jpg
1983-84 Sebago Beach Harriman NY Orienteering Map.jpg
1983-84 Silver Bay YMCA NY Orienteering Map.jpg
1983-87 Great Falls MD-VA Orienteering Map North.jpg
1983-87 Great Falls MD-VA Orienteering Map South.jpg
1983-97 Silver Bay YMCA NY Orienteering Map.jpg
1986 Maryvale School MD Orienteering Map.jpg
1986-88 Soldiers Delight MD Orienteering Map East.jpg
1986-88 Soldiers Delight MD Orienteering Map West.jpg
1988-89 Centennial Woods-Mag East Lines-VT Orienteering Map.jpg
1990-94 YMCA Estes Park CO Orienteering Map.jpg
1990-97 YMCA Blue Ridge NC Orienteering Map.jpg
1991- 2020 Patuxent River MD Water Trail Guide-Maps-North.jpg
1991- 2020 Patuxent RIver MD Water Trail Guide-Maps-South.jpg
1991-95 Mid-Patuxent River MD Ecosystem Map North.jpg
1991-95 Mid-Patuxent River MD Ecosystem Map North Central.jpg
1991-95 Mid-Patuxent River MD Ecosystem Map South Central.jpg
1991-95 Mid-Patuxent River MD Ecosystem Map South.jpg
1991-95 Mid-Patuxent River MD Ecosystem Map’s History Text p1-6.docx
1991-95 Mid-Patuxent River MD Ecosystem Map’s History Text p1.jpg
1991-95 Mid-Patuxent River MD Ecosystem Map’s History Text p2.jpg
1991-95 Mid-Patuxent River MD Ecosystem Map’s History Text p3.jpg
1991-95 Mid-Patuxent River MD Ecosystem Map’s History Text p4.jpg
1991-95 Mid-Patuxent River MD Ecosystem Map’s History Text p5.jpg
1991-95 Mid-Patuxent River MD Ecosystem Map’s History Text p6.jpg
1991-2005 Hashawha- Bear Branch-MD Orienteering Map.jpg
1992-93 Mt Washington Hotel NH Orienteering Map.jpg
1992-2011 Chapman Forest MD-Mason Neck VA Ecosystem Map.jpg
1993-2002 Big Sky MT Orienteering Map.jpg
1998 Stoltmann Wilderness BC Hiking Map.jpg
1999-2010 Kings Landing MD Orienteering Map.jpg
1999-2025 Fran Uhler-Bowie-Two RIvers MD Biking-Hiking Map.jpg
1999-2026 Fran Uhler-Bowie-Two Rivers MD Orienteering Map.jpg
2000 Park Cemetery Marquette MI Orienteering Map.jpg
2000 Pigtail-Green Bridge MD Orienteering Map.jpg
2001 Canaan Valley WV Orienteering Map.jpg
2001 Chhulemu-Solu Khumbu-Nepal Orienteering Map.jpg
2003-05 Norris Geyser Basin-Yellowstone Brochure Map.jpg
2004-05 Annapolis High School-Broad Creek Park MD Orienteering Map.jpg
2004-06 Jordan River Pkwy UT 2006 NWF Summit Orienteering Map.jpg
2011 Quishuar_Peru School Orienteering Map.jpg
2014 Rip Van Winkle Park-Pacific Grove CA Orienteering Map.jpg
2016 Curtis Creek-Glen Burnie MD Historic Site Map.jpg
2020 Mandari_Panga_Rio_Tiputini_Ecuador Paddling-Hiking Maps.jpg
2024-25 Cooper Mill WV Historic Site Map.jpg
2024-25 Pipestem Park WV Orienteering Map.jpg