Athol, Massachusetts, 1887 – Antique Wall Map
(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: Athol, Massachusetts, 1887, preserved in this antique map. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Athol, Mass. 1887
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Athol, Massachusetts, 1887
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Athol, a mill and machine town on the Millers River in north-central Massachusetts, was well into its industrial growth in 1887. Its factories turned out tools and metal goods, and firms such as the Union Twist Drill Company, which dated to the 1860s, and the L.S. Starrett Company, founded in 1880, drew workers and new families to the village. Railroad connections let manufacturers ship their products to eastern markets. Residents would have known Athol for its shops and for the river that powered its early mills, and the streets, factories, and workers' housing packed along the water in this view show how closely the town's daily life was tied to that industry.
| Created / published | 1887 |
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| Creator | burleigh, l. r. |
| Notes | An original bird's-eye view map of Athol, Massachusetts, drawn in 1887. 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--Massachusetts |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 7,952 × 5,312 px · prints to 27 × 18 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Athol, Mass. 1887 |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-OYK-488876 |
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