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Title:
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map, Durham, North Carolina, 1884
Creator(s):
Sanborn (Firm), Publisher
Date:
1884
Description:
This five-page fire insurance map by the Sanborn Map & Publishing Company provides a detailed look at the commercial buildings that stood at the center of Durham, North Carolina in 1884. The map contains an index page to city streets that identifies the location of churches, tobacco warehouses, and other enterprises. A key to the maps provides details about the construction of the buildings (whether they have been built from stone, brick or wood) as well as details about the number of stories and windows. The maps also list the type of retail enterprises housed in various structures. For larger businesses, the cartographer details the number of workers employed and describes the establishments’ fire-fighting capabilities. Scale ca. 1" = 50 feet or [ca. 1:600]. A georeferenced version of this map is also available on the Digital Durham website.
Source:
North Carolina Collection, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Dimensions:
64 x 54 cm
Copyright:
Reproduced with the permission of the North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Real property -- North Carolina -- Durham -- Maps
Real property -- North Carolina -- Durham County -- 19th century
Durham (N.C.) -- Commerce -- History -- 19th century
Urban development
Durham (N.C.) -- Maps -- 19th century

Geographic Term:
Durham, N.C.

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