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Outline map, oriented to the west, of the area north of Boston showing the rail network.
Street map of Philadelphia and vicinity showing proposed railroads.
Detailed map of part of Pennsylvania between Sharp Mountain and the Susquehanna River showing roads, drainage, and relief by hachures along the survey route. Shows the east and west branches of the Mount Carbon Railroad and the Mill Creek Railroad, which began operation in 1829. Chartered on April 8, 1826. Name changed in 1851 to the Philadelphia and Sunbury Rail Road.
Street map of part of Boston showing the railroad yards and the passenger depot. Chartered on March 3, 1842.
Shows New York state from Westchester County to Lake Erie, and part of northern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The line was chartered on April 24, 1832. See entry 404.
Topographic strip map of part of Pennsylvania from Mahanoy Mountain along Schuylkill River to Philadelphia. The line was chartered on December 5, 1833, and was completed in 1839. The entire line was opened on July 13, 1842.
Strip map of a surveyed line, showing distances in feet, from Philadelphia to Baltimore. The map indicates portions of rivers and streams, the road pattern, and important towns.
The distance and cost of grading is tabulated at the lower right of the map. The area covered is along Mill Creek and from the Lancaster Pike to Schuylkill River.
Topographic strip map showing proposed lines of survey. This is the earliest railroad map represented in the Library's map collections. It is listed as one of the "Rail Roads Never Before Delineated" by Henry S. Tanner in his Memoir on the Recent Surveys ... (Philadelphia, 1829). It was incorporated in June 1831 and was first intended forhorse-drawn power. [From published bibliography]
Map of eastern Massachusetts showing drainage, place names, and township lines. [From published bibliography]
Topographical strip map of part of Massachusetts showing relief by hachures, drainage, property owners names, roads, and the lines of survey. Includes geological cross-section profile. [From published bibliography]
Devaux Neck is a peninsula formed by the Tulfinney and Coosawatchie rivers as they branch off the Broad River. The peninsula is crossed by the Charleston and Savannah Railroad. This map, in closer detail than the one on p. 196, shows the skirmish between Confederate forces protecting the railroad and Union forces (the 127th New York Regiment under Gen. E. E. Potter) hoping to secure it.
Shows the area of Fairfax County, Va., which was the site of the Battle of Bristoe Station. The map is oriented with Cedar Run to the south, Bristoe to the west and indicates the route of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad. Also indicated are A. P. Hill's Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, engaging the Union's II Corps during its withdrawal toward Centreville, Va.
This map depicts the Five Forks area of Dinwiddie County, Va., where Confederate forces under Gen. George E. Pickett tried to hold off the Union advance on Petersburg and the important South Side Railroad. Included are Hatcher's Run, the Appomattox River, Petersburg, Dinwiddie Court House, and the Weldon Railroad. Union forces involved included Warren's Fifth Corps infantry and Sheridan's cavalry. Accused by Sheridan of insubordination and failure to cooperate, Warren was removed from command during the height of battle.
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Harlem Rod and Gun Club Plan Extermination Campaign The Harlem Rod and Gun club is planning to initiate a new pro gram in the extermination of mag pies and skunks this year accord ing to Frank McCollum Bob Thron son Cully Dolven and Frank Or lando It has been noted that this year the skunks and magpie popu lation is quite high and they have been doing a great deal of damage to pleasant and duck eggs mak ing the count of those birds very low So if these predators want eggs the Harlem club plans to give them a real feast In order for the pro posed program to work the aid and assistance of farmers and ranch ers is requested Country people having an extra dozen or so of eggs are asked to bring them in to Dons Pharmacy of the Harlem Dry Cleaners and receive in ex change the same amount of treated eggs which contain a poison These are then to be placed in the farm farm or ranch vicinity in ditches culverts or any place that skunks or magpies might inhabit The poi soned eggs will be colored with a dash of paint so that
f nrruTj_iinnnrumnnrumr SdCtonfaU II WE SEE IT THIS WAY 1 a riiiinnannjLiijumjmju yr i Horn Island For people profit or for the birds Eighth in a series Who is opposed to the countys plan for developing Horn Island and what does the opposition offer as an alternative The Mississippi Wildlife Fed eration last September adopted a resolution opposing the Horn Is land plan and similar plans advo cated by Harrison County politic ians for developing Ship Island W V Robertson of Gulfport president of the federation told the Chronicle that the federations opposition is based on its belief that commercialization would des troy recreational facilities now open to the public on these islands Jackson County supervisor president A P Moran says that as far as Horn Island is concerned more not fewer people would be able to use the island for recrea tion Ample public areas would be available he says And who can get out there now he asks Only the few people who have big boats With the building of the causeway anybody with an automobile will be able to go to Horn Island and iiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimii use those recreational facilities The wildlife federation has an other objection however
I 1 swe J I tataiM obh l I HfCacHTIMI MN I i ir jptUiULavMMMl 1_ SMART HOME FOR A FAMILY Entrance to this luxury house Is adftss a sheltered flagstone porch The house with its three bedrooms family room facing a back terrace and basement recreation foom is meant for a family It has 2005 square feet of living area Plan HA1853 was designed by Lester Cohen Room 75 117 VV 48th St New York 36 N Y AAAAAawaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Local Business By S S TALBERT Chaimaso Dept of Journalisas Valxsity of Mississippi AAAAAAAWWWSVWVWVWSAAVAAA Pcss women plan weeks activities Regular business meeting of Business and Professional Womens Club of Pascagoula was held Monday night in the clubhouse with Mrs Bessie Seely presiding Plans were made to visit the Biloxi and New Orleans clubs to join in activities during National Business W o m e ns Week which will end Satur day public official is subject to such constant scrutiny Another reason why t h e newspaper may be considered the most democratic of insti tutions is the fact the news paper is the only major local information medium which is not under regulation by the federal government Broadcast media by