Newport, Pennsylvania, 1895 – Vintage Map Wall Art
(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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Few images capture their era like this antique map of Newport, Pennsylvania, 1895. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Newport, Perry County, Pennsylvania, 1895
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Newport, Pennsylvania, 1895
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Newport, the borough in Perry County, Pennsylvania, sat on the Juniata River in 1895, and its daily life rested on river traffic, rail freight, and the farms around it. Residents relied on the Pennsylvania Railroad line running along the valley, which carried grain, livestock, and goods to markets east and west, while local farms supplied the stores, mills, and shops along the town's streets. The 1890s brought modest, steady growth, as churches, schools, and fraternal lodges filled the blocks near the center and borough councils handled street and fire protection. Most people would have known Newport as a quiet river community tied to the agricultural county around it, where a passing train or a market day marked the week.
| Created / published | 1895 |
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| Creator | moyer, james b., fowler, t. m. (thaddeus mortimer) |
| Notes | An original bird's-eye view map of Newport, Pennsylvania, drawn in 1895. 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--Pennsylvania |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 7,936 × 5,024 px · prints to 26 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Newport, Perry County, Pennsylvania, 1895 |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-OYK-490603 |
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