Looking for old PA Railroad maps in north central Pa

[seekerofstuff]

Hi all, In north central Pa, Potter, Elk counties etc, there were a lot of smaller railroads installed for the lumber boom back in the day. Is there a resource that may have maps or data showing locations on a county wide or state wide basis. My main interest is in the north central region of Pa. Would my best bet be to start at a local level? Thanks in advance.

 

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[XLTer]

I would check Historical Societies of that area . Libraries are a good source also .

 

[airscapes]

Looked this up the other day, may be helpful.

 

[jeff of pa]

Actually Me

Let me start by saying Sorry So many Prints.
But since I am not checking Quality before Posting them.
Hopefully I got the whole area Your interested in. Maybe in Triplicate here

This is from an 1872 Railway Map

 

[jeff of pa]

here is 1892 P&R RR doesn't quite Go over far enough

 

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next up 1899

 

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1890

 

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1907

 

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1883

 

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1855

 

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1902 Buffalo and Susquehanna

 

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1846

 

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1838

 

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1813

 

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c1700 Indian paths

 

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c 1790 highway development Courtesy P.S.U.

 

[jeff of pa]

again.... Sorry for the Random pics with no real check of quality !

But due to time constraints & the Amount of Maps
I have I just went with the ones that cover that general area.

As you can also see not all are Rail Road Maps.



also as you can see I have a bunch.

if Interested, I would part with them.
but in spite of the fact they are Dog eared, Folded &
copies. not perfect shape, No originals.

I won't let them go for less then $20.00.

Simply because it would probably cost a 3rd of that to ship them. Maybe more.

 

[airscapes]

Well tomorrow is the first day of hunting here in Potter County.. sure is nice to have NO EMI at all to deal with! Hope I find something more interesting than bullets and shell casings but I am thinking YES I WILL!

 

[airscapes]

Back from Conrad PA.. nothing but nails and iron to show for it.. well one copper disk that resembles a coin but is 1" in diameter and perfectly smooth.. no clue what it was.. maybe a knock out from a copper electrical box.. or a rail road token?? Over all very disappointing MDing trip.
Saw a lot of old photos of the village once I got there and it is obvious why it was so trashed with iron.

 

[jeff of pa]

Back from Conrad PA.. nothing but nails and iron to show for it.. well one copper disk that resembles a coin but is 1" in diameter and perfectly smooth.. no clue what it was.. maybe a knock out from a copper electrical box.. or a rail road token?? Over all very disappointing MDing trip.
Saw a lot of old photos of the village once I got there and it is obvious why it was so trashed with iron.

that's pretty close to how my whole year has been going so far
anyway , still cool to get out there... keep pushin'