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Library of Congress1834

Map of the route of the proposed New York & Erie Railroad : as surveyed in 1834

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.

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Map of the Williamsport and Elmira Railroad with its connections

The map covers parts of New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland. Indicates counties and major cities. Chartered on June 9, 1832. Opened to traffic in 1854. Name changed in 1860 to Elmira and Williamsport Railroad.

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Library of Congress1856

Route of a proposed railroad from Powelton, West Philad'a, to the Philad'a gas works and thence to the River Delaware

Outline map of Philadelphia and vicinity showing different railroad lines and depots. Below "Line E" on the map is the following statement. "Surveyed by Edw. H. Saunders, Nov. 1856."

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Library of Congress1870

Birds eye view of Philadelphia and vicinity showing location of the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad

AACR2 Perspective map not drawn to scale. Library of Congress. Panoramic maps of cities in the United States and Canada (2nd ed.), 827.2 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

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Library of Congress1834

Map of the route of the proposed New York & Erie Railroad, as surveyed in 1834, reduced from the plans as returned by Benjn. Wright, Civil Engineer, D. R. Harrison, sc

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.

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Library of Congress1852

Map representing the route of the Philada. & Erie Rail Road its connections and the mineral lands in its vicinity

Detailed map of Pennsylvania and parts of adjacent states indicating major drainage, relief by hachures, state boundaries, county boundaries in Pennsylvania, and major cities. Canals and railroads are annotated in colors. Chartered under the name Sunbury and Erie Railroad on April 3, 1837. Name changed in 1861 to the above. See also entries 571-573.

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Library of Congress1872

Map showing the Sodus Point & Southern Railroad and its connections

Map of the northeastern United States showing drainage, cities and towns, county boundaries, coal in Pennsylvania, and the railroad network with emphasis on the main line. Chartered in 1852. Reorganized in 1875 with the Geneva, Hornellsville, and Pine Creek Railroad. In 1882 became the Sodus Bay and Southern Railroad. See Entry 415.

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Map of the Reading & Columbia Rail Road connecting New York via the Jersey Central, Reading and Columbia, with Baltimore and Washington, together with Western R.R. connections to Wheeling and Pittsburg [sic]; compiled by S. P. Kase

Sketch map of eastern Pennsylvania and northern Maryland indicating the railroad network and the connections with the coal fields. Shows major drainage, cities and towns, and four main coal field areas.

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Library of Congress1856

Map of the Catawissa, Williamsport & Erie Rail Road; showing its connection with the north and west by the Williamsport and Elmira Rail Road, & its connection with Philada. & New York by the Reading & Lehigh Valley R. Rd

Map of Pennsylvania from Philadelphia north to the New York boundary and west to Williamsport. Shows county boundaries, drainage, coal field, important cities, and the existing and proposed railroads. Chartered in 1835 as the Little Schuylkill and Susequehanna Railroad.

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Map of the projected railway from Harrisburg to Pittsburg [sic], with proposed extension to Cleveland, Wooster, Sandusky, Toledo, Cincinnati; Michigan City, Chicago, Galena, Rock Island, St. Louis, &a; in connection with the public works of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois

Covers area between Massachusetts and Virginia and west to the Mississippi River. Shows "finished" and "proposed" railroads. A mileage chart entitled "Rail Road Routes from Seaboard to the Interior" appears at lower right of map. Harrisburg to Pittsburgh Railroad is part of the Pennsylvania Railroad. See entry 517.

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Library of Congress1890

Mt. Penn Gravity Railroad of Reading, Pa. : a ride up the glen by steam : a mountain ride by gravity : a most attractive summer excursion : 1,200 feet above the sea

Relief shown by spot heights and hachures. Shows selected householders' names. Includes tourist information. Copy imperfect: Brittle, darkened, creased, stained. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Acquisitions control no.: 2006-154

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Library of Congress1865

Map of the seat of war. Maryland & Delaware with parts of Pennsylvania. Showing the railroads. [1861-65]

Printed map of the Middle Atlantic States with Virginia south of Gloucester and Lynchburg added in manuscript. Map has been hand-colored to show geological formations. Description derived from published bibliography. Scale ca. 1:1,080,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 77.2 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.

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Library of Congress1906

Map of the Pittsburgh district showing railroad terminals and location of iron and steel works having track connections

Main map covers city and suburbs. Inset maps cover railroad extensions into region. "Supplement to The Iron Age, March 22, 19[06]." Includes "Alphabetical list of works ...," indexed "Numerical list of works ...," list of blast furnaces, directory of railroad connections, and 5 insets. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy brittle, torn along fold lines, and lacking sections along margins.

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Library of Congress1893