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Map 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.

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Title

  • 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.

Summary

  • 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.

Names

  • Kimber, Thomas, Jr.
  • Catawissa, Williamsport and Erie Railroad Company.

Created / Published

  • [n.p., 1856]

Headings

  • -  Catawissa, Williamsport and Erie Railroad Company--Maps
  • -  Railroads--Pennsylvania--Maps
  • -  United States--Pennsylvania

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:340,000.
  • -  From Report of the President of the Catawissa, Williamsport and Erie Railroad Company to the Managers, October 28th, 1856 (Philadelphia, Office of the Company, 1856).
  • -  LC Railroad maps, 361
  • -  Description derived from published bibliography.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Medium

  • map 74 x 61 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3821.P3 1856 .K5

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 98688612

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Kimber, Thomas, Jr, and Williamsport And Erie Railroad Company Catawissa. 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. [N.P, 1856] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/98688612/.

APA citation style:

Kimber, T. & Catawissa, W. A. E. R. C. (1856) 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. [N.P] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/98688612/.

MLA citation style:

Kimber, Thomas, Jr, and Williamsport And Erie Railroad Company Catawissa. 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. [N.P, 1856] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/98688612/>.