A Closer Look At The 1883 [Fowler] Map Of Muncy

 

Map Of Muncy, 1883

Fowler's name does not appear on this map, merely "Baily & Co", so it's possible this is not Fowlers work.  Given the time frame, location, and details, I suspect Fowler must have been involved.

According to James R. Warren, an acknowledged expert on Fowler, at least fifty maps covering five states held in the collections of the Boston Public Library which are signed "O. H. Bailey & Co." are, in fact, maps drawn by Fowler in the early 1880s. Warren asserts that the maps were left unsigned because Fowler did not want his creditors to know his whereabouts and so had no fixed abode although he was moving from town to town in the provinces of Ontario, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. The maps contain many of Fowler's conventional artistic trademarks including the slanted lettering, the back slanted figures 1 and 7, and smoke emitting from steamships, railroads, and factories. Fowler would oftentimes include his own image in the views.

Read more about the Fowler Maps here:
https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/2021/01/the-fowler-maps-of-central-pennsylvania.html

The Covered Bridge Across The Susquehanna River At Muncy

#10 Rissel & Smith Saw Mill, Port Penn

#9 (middle) Keystone Paint Company

#7 P&R House, Jacob Rhen

#15  The Williams Fruit Evaporators to the right

Train running on the opposite side of the river

#9 Keystone Paint Co

#9 Keystone Paint Co

#7 P&R House, Jacob Rhen

#15 The Williams Fruit Evaporators

#15 The Williams Fruit Evaporators

#14 Waldron & Sprout Hay Fork Manufacturers

#8 Muncy Woolen Mills

Waldron & Sprout Hay Fork MFS - From Bottom Insert

The Muncy Woolen Mills, From the bottom insert

#16 De Hass & Bro Carriage Works

#17 Wm A Flacks Coal Yard

#1 Lycoming County Normal School

#8 Muncy Woolen Mills

Lycoming County Normal School from bottom insert

#19 Episcopal Church

#20 Methodist Church

The Canal runs through the center - left to right

#11 P.M. Trumbower  Foundry & Machine Shop (Top left)

12 A.C. Trumbower Agricultural Works

13 Manville & Ellis Agricultural Imps

#11 P.M. Trumbower  Foundry & Machine Shop (Top left)

At the bottom left, part of the cemetery

Muncy Cemetery

#21 The Lutheran Church

The Canal is shown here, see the canal bridges in three spots along it, in this view.

#22 Bald Eagle Mountain

#4 Muncy Valley House, Emery & Buffington

#2 Post Office

#3 Muncy National Bank

#5 Parker House, D.S. Ritter

#6 Watts Hotel, D.J. Watts

#6 Watts Hotel, D.J. Watts

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Find A Work In Progress Index Of Maps Of Our Local Area Here:

https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/2021/01/where-to-find-maps.html

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More Stories & History From Muncy Pa

https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/2021/03/muncy-pennsylvania.html

More stories and history from nearby towns:

https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/p/history.html