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Map Map of railroad line commencing at a point on the West-Philadelphia R.R. 4 miles below its junction with the Columbia R.R. & terminating at the R.R. bridge at Gray's Ferry; showing it to be the easiest & most economical route for avoiding the inclined plans & approaching the city of Philadelphia; surveyed February, 1849.

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Title

  • Map of railroad line commencing at a point on the West-Philadelphia R.R. 4 miles below its junction with the Columbia R.R. & terminating at the R.R. bridge at Gray's Ferry; showing it to be the easiest & most economical route for avoiding the inclined plans & approaching the city of Philadelphia; surveyed February, 1849.

Summary

  • The distance and cost of grading is tabulated at the lower right of the map. The area covered is along Mill Creek and from the Lancaster Pike to Schuylkill River.

Names

  • Howell, Courtland D.
  • West Philadelphia Rail Road Company.

Created / Published

  • [n.p., 1849]

Headings

  • -  West Philadelphia Rail Road Company--Maps
  • -  Railroads--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Maps
  • -  United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Notes

  • -  Scale 1:9,600.
  • -  Across bottom of map: "Profiles of ground." 6 x 56 cm.
  • -  LC Railroad maps, 611
  • -  Description derived from published bibliography.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Medium

  • map 43 x 57 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3824.P5P3 1849 .H6

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 98688851

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Howell, Courtland D, and West Philadelphia Rail Road Company. Map of railroad line commencing at a point on the West-Philadelphia R.R. 4 miles below its junction with the Columbia R.R. & terminating at the R.R. bridge at Gray's Ferry; showing it to be the easiest & most economical route for avoiding the inclined plans & approaching the city of Philadelphia; surveyed February. [N.P, 1849] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/98688851/.

APA citation style:

Howell, C. D. & West Philadelphia Rail Road Company. (1849) Map of railroad line commencing at a point on the West-Philadelphia R.R. 4 miles below its junction with the Columbia R.R. & terminating at the R.R. bridge at Gray's Ferry; showing it to be the easiest & most economical route for avoiding the inclined plans & approaching the city of Philadelphia; surveyed February. [N.P] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/98688851/.

MLA citation style:

Howell, Courtland D, and West Philadelphia Rail Road Company. Map of railroad line commencing at a point on the West-Philadelphia R.R. 4 miles below its junction with the Columbia R.R. & terminating at the R.R. bridge at Gray's Ferry; showing it to be the easiest & most economical route for avoiding the inclined plans & approaching the city of Philadelphia; surveyed February. [N.P, 1849] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/98688851/>.