Monson, Maine, 1889 – Historic Map Reproduction
(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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Monson, Maine, 1889 comes to life in this antique map, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Monson, Maine
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Monson, Maine, 1889
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Monson, Maine, in Piscataquis County, was a slate-quarrying town in 1889, and its quarries and the mill buildings around them were the main source of local work and wages. Slate from the hillsides above the village was split, dressed, and shipped out for roofing and school blackboards, and the trade drew families to the town from across the region. Lumbering and farming in the surrounding hills supported the same economy, and the town's streets, churches, and storefronts reflected a community that depended on a few large employers. Residents of the period would have known Monson first as a slate town, a place where the quarry whistle set the working day.
| Created / published | 1889 |
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| Creator | norris, george e., burleigh litho |
| Notes | An original bird's-eye view map of Monson, Maine, drawn in 1889. 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--Maine |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 7,792 × 4,464 px · prints to 26 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Monson, Maine |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-OYK-489148 |
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