1882 MAP - ANTHRACITE COAL FIELDS - FRACKVILLE & AREA

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1882 MAP OF THE ANTHRACITE COAL FIELDS IN THE FRACKVILLE & GIRARDVILLE AREA SHOWS COLLIERIES, TOWNS & STREETS, RAILROADS & STATIONS, COAL BEDS, STREAMS, MOUNTAINS, etc. of a portion of the Pennsylvania Anthracite Hard Coal Region . GREAT FOR MOUNTING/FRAMING!! THIS IS AN ACTUAL 19th CENTURY MAP - NOT A MODERN REPRODUCTION! HOME or OFFICE!! ANTHRACITE BEDS shown are - Orchard, Primrose, Holmes, Buck Mountain, & Mammoth .TOWNS included - Preston, Frackville, Girardville, Mahanoy Plane, & Ravens Run. COLLIERIES on this map include - Preston #1 through 4, Lawrence, Stanton, Girard, Packer #1 Colorado, Packer #2 Shenandoah, Packer #4, Bear Ridge #1&2, Cuyler, Girard Mammoth, North Ashland, & Continental. RAILROAD LINES & STATIONS include - Pottsville & Danville Railroad, Lehigh Valley Railroad, Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Mahanoy & Shamokin Railroad, Girardville Station, Maizeville Station, Colorado Station, Lost Creek Station, and the Boilers and Engine House near Frackville. SCALE 1 inch = 800 feet The sheet is about 25.5 x 32 inches and is folded as in the photos. GENERALLY GOOD CONDITION - SOME DISCOLORATION - WEAR ON SOME FOLDS WITH ARCHIVAL TAPE REINFORCEMENT ON THE REVERSE (virtually invisible). WOULD LOOK GREAT FRAMED/WALL MOUNTED!! ----------------------------------- Please use the photos and ask any appropriate read more