This panoramic print of Honesdale, Pennsylvania was drawn by Thaddeus Mortimer Fowler and published by T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer in 1890. Honesdale was founded in 1826 and named after Philip Hone, president of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company. The company transported anthracite coal from the Pennsylvania coal regions by way of a gravity rail system to the canal at Honesdale and on to New York. In 1829, the D. & H. Canal Co. began using the British made Stourbridge Lion locomotive on the route from the mines of Carbondale to Honesdale where the valuable ore was transferred to barges to be shipped to Kingston and then down the Hudson River to New York City. Honesdale prospered as a transportation hub during this era.
The map from 1890 includes Honesdale’s labeled streets, buildings, bridges and railroad lines.
Features numbered & lettered references to the following locations:
1. Public School.
2. Court House.
3. Jail.
4. National House. Weaver Bros., Proprietors
5. Coyne House. John Layman, Proprietor.
6. Wayne County Hotel. Henry Ball, Proprietor.
7. Texas House. C. F. Meyer, Proprietor.
8. Florence Silk Mill.
9. Boot & Shoe Factory. Durland, Thompson & Co., Proprietors.
10. Brewery. J. Guckenberger, Proprietor.
11. Carriage Factory. M. Herrman, Proprietor.
12. Honesdale Mills. Thos. Fowler, Proprietor.
13. Glass Cutting Works. T. B. Clark & Co., Proprietors.
14. Gas Works. A. O. Granger & Co.
15. Honesdale Iron Works.
16. Opera House.
17. The Irving Cliff.
A. St. Mary’s German R. Catholic Church.
B. St. John’s R. Catholic Church.
C. German Lutheran Church.
D. Episcopal Church.
E. Presbyterian Church.
F. Methodist Episcopal Church.
G. Baptist Church.
H. Congregational House of Israel. |
