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Guide for the Pennsylvania Railroad : with an extensive map including the entire route, with all its windings, objects of interest, and information useful to the traveller

Title
Guide for the Pennsylvania Railroad : with an extensive map including the entire route, with all its windings, objects of interest, and information useful to the traveller.
Published
Philadelphia : T.K. & P.G. Collins, 1855
Physical Description
40 pages, [1] folded leaf of plates : color map ; 23 cm
Local Notes
BEIN WB 49106: Copyright label adhered to front cover.
Notes
Includes "Map of the Pennsylvania Rail Road from Harrisburg to Pittsburg and of the Columbia & Lancaster & Harrisburg R. Rs. from Philadelphia to Harrisburg, 1855. H. Haupt, Chf. Eng. J.P. & J. Lesley, Jr. Topographers."
Summary
A detailed narrative of what one would encounter while riding its length, beginning in Philadelphia and ending at Pittsburgh. Included are descriptions of all towns passed through, the stations and their method of operation, and points of local interest and sightseeing value. The volume was designed to be used by PRR passengers.
Other formats
Online version: Pennsylvania Railroad. Guide for the Pennsylvania railroad, with an extensive map. Philadelphia : T.K. & P.G. Collins, 1855
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
Genre/Form
Guidebooks.
Maps.
Guidebooks.
Hand-colored plates.
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