Gems

Authored by: John Allen, johninretirement@gmail.com. After researching this and other Statewide railroad maps I have a new appreciation for the

Overshadowed by Philadelphia’s Great Centennial Exhibition in 1876 is the “Great Central Fair”, held in a 200,000 square foot building

Political thought often dominates many of the boundaries represented on maps (think: “gerrymandering”). In November 2018 I discussed the fact

The year 1860 was apparently one in which a concentrated effort was made to map many of the County’s farms.