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Map and profile of the Sunbury route Susqua. Rail Road from the terminus of York & Cumberland Railway to Williamsport Pennsa. showing its connection with the great southern anthracite coal fields; 1st by the Dauphin & Susqa. Rail Road, 2d by the Lykins Valley Rail Road, 3d by the Treverton Rail Road, 4th by the Shamokin Rail Road, surveyed by Geo. P. Worcester, Civ. Engr. and the Williamsport and Elmira Route surveyed under the directions of Maj. Hartman Bache Topog. Engr. U.S.A., by Geo. P. Worcester Civ. Engr. for Balto. & Susqua. R.R.
Summary
Map of Pennsylvania and parts of adjacent states showing the railroad network, cities, towns, railroad stations, canals, and coal fields.
Scale ca. 1:950,000.
Across bottom of map: "Profile from Harrisburg to Elmira."
LC Railroad maps, 572
Description derived from published bibliography.
Also exhibiting the route to the Lakes from Elmira N.Y. on the New York and Erie Rail Road and the Chemung Rail Road besides showing its connection with all the principal lines of Railway & Canal both in N. York & Pennsylvania.
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
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Date
01/01/1852
Contributors
Worcester, George P.
Sunbury and Erie Rail Road Company.
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
Public Domain
