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Document identity
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pc28b413c
label
Map of Merrimack River valley Lawrence to Haverhill
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
pc28b413c
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Map of Merrimack River valley Lawrence to Haverhill
description
Title from item or associated materials.
date
["1892"]
year
1892
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
creators
Corliss, Charles
institution
Lawrence Public Library
collections
Lawrence Public Library Map Collection
subjects
Flags
subjectsGeographic
Essex (county)
Haverhill
Lawrence
Massachusetts
Merrimack River
Methuen
North and Central America
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Haverhill, Massachusetts
publisher
Charles Corliss
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268d423
collectionArkId
pc28b3976
schema:latitude
43.4333
schema:longitude
-71.65
extent
1 map : col. ; 91 x 69 cm.
notes
Title from item or associated materials.
Includes colored pictures of the flag of the Merrimack River Valley, Mitchell's Falls, view of Bradford Cove, Poplar Lawn (Mr. Corliss's residence) and the design for Meigs Railway Bridge.
Charles Corliss produced this map in 1892 to promote his idea of a model community in Haverhill, Mass. called “Buena Vista” on the Ward Hill neck of the Merrimack River. The area would hole 10,000 residents and would be serviced by the Mieg’s Monorail between Haverhill and Lawrence. The resort hotel was nearly completed when the hotel was knocked off its foundation by a freak storm April 3, 1891. This was just when the sale of stock in the railroad was to be offered to the public. Corliss printed the map you see here in 1892 to encourage the public to support his plans. The hotel was rebuilt, but the project never got off the ground and the stock did not sell. The hotel remained open until November of 1910 when the building was torn down.
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pc28b413c
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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