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America Transformed: The economy of Schuylkill County, located in northeastern Pennsylvania, focused on anthracite coal mining during the 19th century. This county map documents how that activity dominated the landscape. Of the 37 marginal vignettes, 20 illustrate collieries – coal mines and connected buildings. An additional ten depict local iron manufacturers, fueled by the region’s coal. Also evident is the network of railroads and canals that shipped these resources to New York City and Philadelphia. The map identifies landowners’ names including many coal companies, and also displays street plans and directories for 23 towns, detailing retail activities and service industries within each.
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Document identity
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4m90fd59q
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Map of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
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obj
dtoType
map
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1
Source metadata
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4m90fd59q
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Map of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
description
America Transformed: The economy of Schuylkill County, located in northeastern Pennsylvania, focused on anthracite coal mining during the 19th century. This county map documents how that activity dominated the landscape. Of the 37 marginal vignettes, 20 illustrate collieries – coal mines and connected buildings. An additional ten depict local iron manufacturers, fueled by the region’s coal. Also evident is the network of railroads and canals that shipped these resources to New York City and Philadelphia. The map identifies landowners’ names including many coal companies, and also displays street plans and directories for 23 towns, detailing retail activities and service industries within each.
date
["1864"]
year
1864
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_011514
creators
Scott, Walter, surveyor
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Real property--Pennsylvania--Schuylkill County--Maps
Landowners--Pennsylvania--Schuylkill County--Maps
Coal lands--Pennsylvania--Schuylkill County--Maps
Anthracite coal mines and mining--Pennsylvania--Schuylkill Sounty--Maps
Business enterprises--Pennsylvania--Schuylkill County--Directories
Schuylkill County (Pa.)--Maps
Ashland (Pa.)--Maps
Saint Clair (Schuylkill County, Pa.)--Maps
Port Carbon (Pa.)--Maps
Orwigsburg (Pa.)--Maps
Minersville (Pa.)--Maps
Cressona (Pa.)--Maps
Pottsville (Pa.)--Maps
Pine Grove (Schuylkill County, Pa.)--Maps
Tremont (Pa.)--Maps
Mahanoy City (Pa.)--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Ashland
Cressona
Mahanoy City
Minersville
North and Central America
Orwigsburg
Pennsylvania
Pine Grove
Port Carbon
Pottsville
Saint Clair
Schuylkill (county)
Tremont
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
state
Pennsylvania
county
Schuylkill
city
Ashland
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largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Philadelphia
publisher
James D. Scott
Source extras
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sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
40.7667
schema:longitude
-76.3333
extent
1 map on 4 sheets : hand col. ; 114 x 126 cm.
notes
Shows householders' names in rural areas, real-property tracts in mining townships, coal mining (anthracite) lands, and colliery locations; also shows lot lines, buildings, and owners' names in the borough insets.
Oriented with north to the upper right.
Relief shown by hachures.
Hand col. to distinguish townships and boroughs.
"Entered according to Act of Congress in the year [words not printed] Scott in ... and for the Eastern District [of] Pennsylvania."
Includes borough business directories and ill of collieries/industries/hotels.
Borough insets: Ashland -- Borough of St. Clair -- Port Carbon -- Orwigsburg -- Minersville -- Cressona -- Pottsville / surveyed by S. Lewis C.E. -- Pinegrove -- Tremont -- Mahanoy City.
BPL copy assembled, sectioned to 4 sheets and mounted on cloth.
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no
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4m90fd59q
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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