Old USGS topographical maps

[DCMatt]

I found these old maps on the Net recently. Pretty cool. The one for my area was surveyed in 1910. Shows the old roads and the locations of houses at the time.

http://historical.maptech.com/index.cfm

Enjoy!

DCMatt

 

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[BlackX]

I recently found a site that also has those same maps that cover New England
http://docs.unh.edu/nhtopos/nhtopos.htm
which I've been using quite a bit. Printed out pieces of the 1903 USGS yesterday.

Have you managed to find any maps that were as accurate covering older time periods? (I haven't yet.)

_Rich_

 

[DCMatt]

BlackX,

I haven't found anything on the internet. But USGS has a large facility near my house. I wonder if there is any public access to their archive.

I WAS able to compare the old USGS map with satellite pics of the area around me. You can still see the "impression" of some of the old roads. Too many trees to see building foundations, though... And so much of it is built up or covered with asphalt...

DCMatt