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The '''Sanborn Maps''' were a series of maps of urbanized areas created by the '''Sanborn Map Company''' in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. They were used primarily by fire insurance agents to determine the degree of damage to a property and show accurate information to help them determine risks and establish premiums. The maps also described the status of local fire departments, water facilities, sprinklers, hydrants, cisterns, and alarm boxes as well as firewalls, windows, doors, elevators and chimneys and roof types. Because of their thoroughness and attention to detail, the maps have been praised by modern historians for providing "a guide to American urbanization that is unrivaled by other cartography and, for that matter, by few documentary resources of any kind."<ref>Keister, Kim. 1993. “Charts of Change.” Historic Preservation, vol. 45 no. 3. May/June pp. 42-49.</ref> | The '''Sanborn Maps''' were a series of maps of urbanized areas created by the '''Sanborn Map Company''' in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. They were used primarily by fire insurance agents to determine the degree of damage to a property and show accurate information to help them determine risks and establish premiums. The maps also described the status of local fire departments, water facilities, sprinklers, hydrants, cisterns, and alarm boxes as well as firewalls, windows, doors, elevators and chimneys and roof types. Because of their thoroughness and attention to detail, the maps have been praised by modern historians for providing "a guide to American urbanization that is unrivaled by other cartography and, for that matter, by few documentary resources of any kind."<ref>Keister, Kim. 1993. “Charts of Change.” Historic Preservation, vol. 45 no. 3. May/June pp. 42-49.</ref> | ||
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==1903== | ==1903== | ||
− | + | [[Image:Sanborn1903-index.jpg|thumb|right|330px|1903 map index]] | |
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The May [[1903]] map gives the following information about Pensacola: | The May [[1903]] map gives the following information about Pensacola: | ||
:''Population 22,000'' | :''Population 22,000'' | ||
Line 146: | Line 12: | ||
::''Four hose carts. 750 ft 2½" hose to each.'' | ::''Four hose carts. 750 ft 2½" hose to each.'' | ||
::''One hook & ladder truck.'' | ::''One hook & ladder truck.'' | ||
− | ::''One | + | ::''One 3d class Silsby steam fire engine.'' |
::''3500 ft. 2½" hose in good condition.'' | ::''3500 ft. 2½" hose in good condition.'' | ||
:''Grades nearly level throughout town.'' | :''Grades nearly level throughout town.'' | ||
===Notes=== | ===Notes=== | ||
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{{sectstub}} | {{sectstub}} | ||
<div style="clear:both"></div> | <div style="clear:both"></div> | ||
− | <gallery perrow="8" widths=" | + | <gallery perrow="8" widths="85" heights="100"> |
Image:Sanborn1903-1.jpg|1 | Image:Sanborn1903-1.jpg|1 | ||
Image:Sanborn1903-2.jpg|2 | Image:Sanborn1903-2.jpg|2 | ||
Line 183: | Line 48: | ||
Image:Sanborn1903-28.jpg|28 | Image:Sanborn1903-28.jpg|28 | ||
Image:Sanborn1903-29.jpg|29 | Image:Sanborn1903-29.jpg|29 | ||
− | Image:Sanborn1903-30.jpg|30 | + | Image:Sanborn1903-30.jpg|30 |
Image:Sanborn1903-31.jpg|31 | Image:Sanborn1903-31.jpg|31 | ||
Image:Sanborn1903-32.jpg|32 | Image:Sanborn1903-32.jpg|32 | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==External links & references== | ==External links & references== |