Poultney, Vermont, 1886 – Historic Map Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Poultney, Vermont, 1886 comes to life in this antique map, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Poultney, Vt
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Poultney, Vermont, 1886
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Poultney, a village in Rutland County in the hills of southwestern Vermont, was a working community in 1886, when this bird's-eye view was drawn. Slate quarrying and dressing were among its main sources of employment, and the trade drew workers and capital to the town, much as the marble quarries did in neighboring West Rutland. The village also centered on its schooling: the Troy Conference Academy, founded there in the 1830s, gave the place a reputation as a seat of learning that residents took pride in. In the decades after the Civil War, Vermont towns like Poultney were balancing farming, quarrying, and small manufacturing while many young people left for cities in the East and Midwest. The town's streets, churches, and business blocks in this view show a community whose residents knew it for its slate and its school.
| Created / published | 1886 |
|---|---|
| Creator | burleigh, l. r., c.h. vogt & son |
| Notes | An original bird's-eye view map of Poultney, Vermont, drawn in 1886. Bird's-eye view maps were drawn by travelling artists who walked a town street by street, sketching every building from an imagined vantage point in the air, then sold the finished lithograph door to door by subscription. Roughly five thousand American towns were recorded this way between the 1860s and the 1920s, and for many of them the panoramic map is the most complete picture of the place that survives. Reproduced from the original in the Library of Congress collections. Printed to order on archival paper. Free shipping on all US orders. |
| Subjects | Panoramic maps--Vermont |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 6,736 × 4,912 px · prints to 22 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Poultney, Vt |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-OYK-491241 |
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