1885-1947 · Sanborn fire-insurance

Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps — Ashland (series)

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Large-scale (typically 1:600) fire-insurance maps of Ashland showing every building's footprint, construction material, use, street numbers, and businesses. 9 editions span 1885-1947 (7 digitized and online at LOC). The best source for downtown and property history. Each edition is also cataloged as its own record (see below).

Date

9 editions 1885-1947 (7 online)

Type

Sanborn fire-insurance

Area

Ashland

Towns

Ashland

Source

Library of Congress, Sanborn Maps Collection

Rights

Public domain — LOC: 'The content of the Library of Congress online Sanborn Maps Collection is in the public domain and is free to use and reuse.' Credit: Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, Sanborn Maps Collection.

Key places Centre Street · collieries · Ashland breaker

Related Ashland · downtown history · property history · buildings

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Citation

Sanborn Map Company. Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, 1885-1947. Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, Sanborn Maps Collection.

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