Map Mt. Penn Gravity Railroad of Reading, Pa. : a ride up the glen by steam : a mountain ride by gravity : a most attractive summer excursion : 1,200 feet above the sea.

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Title

  • Mt. Penn Gravity Railroad of Reading, Pa. : a ride up the glen by steam : a mountain ride by gravity : a most attractive summer excursion : 1,200 feet above the sea.

Other Title

  • Mount Penn Gravity Railroad of Reading, Pennsylvania
  • Map showing location of the Mount Penn Gravity R.R. :

Names

  • Mt. Penn Gravity Railroad.

Created / Published

  • Reading, Pa. : Mt. Penn Gravity Railroad, 1890.

Headings

  • -  Mt. Penn Gravity Railroad--Maps
  • -  Railroads--Pennsylvania--Reading--Maps
  • -  Railroads--Pennsylvania--Reading Metropolitan Area--Maps
  • -  Street-railroads--Pennsylvania--Reading--Maps
  • -  Landowners--Pennsylvania--Reading Metropolitan Area--Maps
  • -  Real property--Pennsylvania--Reading Metropolitan Area--Maps
  • -  Reading Metropolitan Area (Pa.)--Maps
  • -  United States--Pennsylvania--Reading
  • -  United States--Pennsylvania--Reading Metropolitan Area

Genre

  • Tourist maps

Notes

  • -  Relief shown by spot heights and hachures.
  • -  Shows selected householders' names.
  • -  Includes tourist information.
  • -  Copy imperfect: Brittle, darkened, creased, stained.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
  • -  Acquisitions control no.: 2006-154

Medium

  • 1 map ; 26 x 30 cm., on sheet 43 x 36 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3824.R3P3 1890 .M7

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2010589242

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Mt. Penn Gravity Railroad. Mt. Penn Gravity Railroad of Reading, Pa.: a ride up the glen by steam: a mountain ride by gravity: a most attractive summer excursion: 1,200 feet above the sea. Reading, Pa.: Mt. Penn Gravity Railroad, 1890. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2010589242/.

APA citation style:

Mt. Penn Gravity Railroad. (1890) Mt. Penn Gravity Railroad of Reading, Pa.: a ride up the glen by steam: a mountain ride by gravity: a most attractive summer excursion: 1,200 feet above the sea. Reading, Pa.: Mt. Penn Gravity Railroad. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2010589242/.

MLA citation style:

Mt. Penn Gravity Railroad. Mt. Penn Gravity Railroad of Reading, Pa.: a ride up the glen by steam: a mountain ride by gravity: a most attractive summer excursion: 1,200 feet above the sea. Reading, Pa.: Mt. Penn Gravity Railroad, 1890. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2010589242/>.