Erie Pennsylvania History and Cartography (1870)

Erie Pennsylvania history and cartography is explored and examined from this vintage map that was originally produced in 1870. In the video we zoom in and look at various historical aspects that make this map so great. The map itself is a birdseye perspective map in that it displays Erie Pennsylvania in a 3d perspective in terms of building architecture, changes in elevation, road systems and much more.

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[janecrawford]

The layout of the streets always amazed me. If you walk 12 blocks you have gone one mile. If you are on 24th and State Street, you are two miles south of the lake. If you are on Perry St, Holland St, Wayne St., you are on the East side of town. If you are on Sassafras, Peach, Walnut, Chestnut or Plum, you are on the West side of town. I love Erie.

[tee-boppin_em]

I live in Erie PA I lived on 29th and Pennsylvania Ave and 29th and German st..

[DmaxDieselDolly]

That is really neat to try to compare to what it looks like today!

[caribsunsets]

Thanks for sharing this. I found the full high resolution version online at the library of congress.

I realize you are not from Erie so let me correct a few mistakes.

The rails in front of (F) Market house are trolley tracks not a rail road.

(I) water works can be seen top center at 56 seconds. That tall smokestack looking thing is a stand pipe (water tower) and at the time and for decades after was the tallest brick structure in the world.

[DeanJacobs]

Very interesting but it would have been easier to watch if you didn't move back down to the legend every time you pointed landmarks out. Very nice other than that. Thanks!

[steelheaddream]

You're not a very good map reader. What about the streams? Geography? Generally streams don't move that far....