Woodsfield, Ohio, 1899 – 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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This antique map of Woodsfield, Ohio, 1899 brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio, 1899
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Woodsfield, Ohio, 1899
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Woodsfield, the county seat of Monroe County in the hill country of southeastern Ohio, looked much as it had for a generation when this map was drawn in 1899. Its economy rested mostly on farming, timber, and the coal and clay deposits that gave the surrounding hills their working character, and the courthouse, churches, schools, and stores around the public square formed the center of civic and social life. Most residents would have known the town as a quiet market and government center, reached by country roads and far from the industrial bustle of the larger river cities. The 1899 view captures that settled, small-town arrangement at a moment before the twentieth century brought larger changes to the region.
| Created / published | 1899 |
|---|---|
| Creator | moyer, james b., fowler, t. m. (thaddeus mortimer) |
| Notes | An original bird's-eye view map of Woodsfield, Ohio, drawn in 1899. 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--Ohio |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 6,988 × 5,007 px · prints to 23 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio, 1899 |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-OYK-490293 |
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