
Minersville and Pine Grove anchor this late nineteenth-century topographic study of the anthracite coal region, where the industrial footprint of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad dominates the valley floors. The landscape is defined by the sharp, parallel ridges of Sharp Mountain, Broad Mountain, and Red Mountain, which dictated the placement of mining towns and the winding paths of numerous rail branches.
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10 editions found
1889 · Catawissa
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1889 · Pottsville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1891 · Pottsville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1891 · Lebanon
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1892 · Catawissa
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1892 · Lykens
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1892 · Hummelstown
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1892 · Shamokin
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1892 · Mahanoy
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1892 · Pine Grove
USGS Topo · 1:62,500