Residence of Isaac Boyd Esq., Oxford Borough, Chester County, Pennsylvania – Historic Map Reproduction
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This rare antique map captures Residence of Isaac Boyd Esq., Oxford Borough, Chester County, Pennsylvania in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Residence of Isaac Boyd Esq., Oxford Borough, Chester County, Pennsylvania
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Oxford Borough sits in the southern part of Chester County, Pennsylvania, near the Maryland line, and in the late nineteenth century it served as a market and trading town for the surrounding farms. Its streets were lined with homes, churches, and stores, and the borough's main livelihood came from the agriculture that filled the Octoraro and Big Elk Creek valleys. This view of the Isaac Boyd residence shows a country estate of the kind that prosperous landowners built on the edge of town, with lawns, outbuildings, and orchards arranged around the main house. Wealthy families like the Boyds were part of the local civic and social life of a community where farming, church, and county affairs shaped daily routines. Lincoln University, founded in 1854 as the Ashmun Institute, lay nearby and was a notable presence in the area.
| Original scan | 2,193 × 1,912 px · prints to 7 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | PA West Chester - Isaac Hoyd |
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