White Plains, New York, 1887 – Antique Map Print
(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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A window into the past: White Plains, New York, 1887, preserved in this antique map. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: White Plains, N.Y. 1887
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White Plains, New York, 1887
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White Plains, in Westchester County, New York, was a village of several thousand people in 1887, sitting on the rail line north of New York City that had carried commuters and farm goods since the 1840s. The county seat since the Revolutionary era, it had a courthouse, churches, and a mix of mills, tanneries, and shops, while many residents worked in the city and returned by train each evening. The Battle of White Plains in October 1776 was the best-known event in its past, and local people still pointed to the old battlefield and its farmland edges. Growth in the late nineteenth century brought new homes and larger commercial blocks along the main streets, reflecting the suburban pull of the metropolis across the Harlem line.
| Created / published | 1887 |
|---|---|
| Creator | burleigh litho, burleigh, l. r. |
| Notes | Bird's-eye view map. |
| Subjects | Panoramic maps--New York |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 9,400 × 5,512 px · prints to 31 × 18 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | White Plains, N.Y. 1887 |
| Reference | NY WhitePlains 1887 |
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