
The anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania is captured here in detail during the mid-1940s, showing a landscape defined by the heavy infrastructure of the Reading and Lehigh railroads. Industrial hubs like Ashland and Centralia are shown with their dense street grids, while smaller mining settlements such as Byrnsville, Germantown, and Connerton dot the valleys between Locust Mountain and Big Mountain.
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3 editions found
1889 · Catawissa
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1889 · Pottsville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1891 · Pottsville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1892 · Catawissa
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1892 · Mahanoy
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1892 · Pine Grove
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1893 · Mahanoy
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1894 · Catawissa
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1944 · Pottsville
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1947 · Ashland
USGS Topo · 1:24,000