1893 Map of Scranton

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Scranton dominates the valley of the Lackawanna River in this late nineteenth-century survey, surrounded by established anthracite-era boroughs. The dense street grids of Hyde Park and Providence are already integrated into the urban core, while a series of industrial settlements including Olyphant, Dickson, and Priceburg string along the river to the northeast. This map captures the region at a moment of intense rail competition, with multiple trunk lines like the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad and the Erie and Wyoming Valley Railroad threading through the narrow valley floor to service the coal trade.