Titusville, Pennsylvania, 1896 bird's-eye view map – 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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This rare antique map captures Titusville, Pennsylvania, 1896 bird's-eye view map in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: Titusville, Pennsylvania 1896
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Titusville, Pennsylvania, 1896 bird's-eye view map
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Titusville sits on Oil Creek in northwestern Pennsylvania, and this 1896 bird's-eye view shows a town whose fortunes were tied to petroleum. In 1859, Edwin Drake drilled nearby what is usually called the first commercial oil well in the United States, and the discovery set off a boom that transformed the valley. By the 1890s, the town's streets, rail lines, and industrial sites were still shaped by that rush. Panoramic maps like this one, drawn from an elevated viewpoint, were popular with local boosters and residents who wanted to see their community laid out in full detail.
| Created / published | 1896 |
|---|---|
| Creator | moyer, james b., fowler, t. m. (thaddeus mortimer) |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 5,392 × 3,360 px · prints to 18 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Titusville, Pennsylvania 1896 |
| Reference | PA-Titusville-1896 |
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