Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps — Tamaqua

Large-scale (typically 1:600) fire-insurance maps of Tamaqua showing every building's footprint, construction material, use, street numbers, and businesses. 8 editions span 1885-1946 (6 digitized and online at LOC). The best source for downtown and property history. Each edition is also cataloged as its own record.

Look for: Broad Street, Reading Railroad shops, Panther Valley.

Printed to order on archival, acid-free matte stock with a small white border for easy framing. Reproduced from a high-resolution public-domain scan.

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Source & credit: Sanborn Map Company. Tamaqua, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, 1885-1946. Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, Sanborn Maps Collection.