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1911-1939 · Sanborn fire-insurance

Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps — Tower City (series)

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Large-scale (typically 1:600) fire-insurance maps of Tower City showing every building's footprint, construction material, use, street numbers, and businesses. 3 editions span 1911-1939 (1 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
3 editions 1911-1939 (1 online)
Type
Sanborn fire-insurance
Area
Tower City
Towns
Tower City
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 Tower City · Reinerton · Sheridan

Related Tower City · downtown history · property history · buildings

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Citation

Sanborn Map Company. Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, 1911-1939. Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, Sanborn Maps Collection.

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