This panoramic print of Perkasie, Pennsylvania was drawn by Thaddeus Mortimer Fowler and published by T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer in 1894. Perkasie was established in the 1870's along the North Branch Perkiomen Creek and incorporated as a borough in 1876. The region was a busy pasture and farming area, with Perkasie as its trading center. In 1880 Perkasie���s first newspaper, The Central News, began. In the 1890's, tobacco began to be grown to great extent and several cigar manufactories were established in Perkasie. The popular Boltz, Clymer & Co. was producing an average of 150,000 cigars per month in that era.
The map from 1894 includes labeled streets, buildings and railroad line. Features numbered & lettered references to the following locations: PERKASIE: 1. Public School. 2. Opera House. 3. Central News Office. Moyer & Kramer, Proprietors. 4. Perkasie Hotel. John Harr, Proprietor. 5. American House. P. S. Cressman, Proprietor. 6. Lumber & Coal Yard. Jos. G. Moyer, Proprietor. 7. Saw Mill. Jos. G. Moyer, Proprietor. 8. Montalto Coal Yard. Hunsicker & Freed, Proprietors. 9. Montalto Coal Hay Press. 10. Standard Hay Baling Co. 11. Hardware Store. Isaiah C. Brandt, Proprietor. 12. Jewelry Store. Samuel F. Stover, Proprietor. 13. Stoves & Tinware. A. D. Fehr, Proprietor. 14. Bakery. J. H. Daub, Proprietor. 15. Merchant Tailor. Z. T. Waltz, Proprietor. 16. Shoe Store. J. S. Solliday, Proprietor. 17. Drug Store. Dr. M. B. Dill. 18. Ready Made Clothing & Custom Tailor. H. O. Moyer, Proprietor. 19. General Store. Mahlon Keller, Proprietor. 20. General Store. J. A. Hendricks, Proprietor. 21. Boltz, Clymer & Co. Cigar Factory. 22. A. Roig & Langsdorf. Cigar Factory. 23. Menlo Park. 24. Perkasie Park. Camp Meeting Grounds. 25. R. R. Station. A. Reformed Church. B. Lutheran Church. C. Evangelical Church. BENJAMIN: D. Public School. E. Lutheran & Reformed Church. F. Evangelical Church. G. Roller Flour Mill. Hunsicker & Freed, Proprietors. H. General Store. H. F. Harpel, Proprietor. I. Carriage Factory. J. M. Frantz, Proprietor. J. Hotel Benjamin. H. K. Hunsicker, Proprietor. |