Bird’s eye view of Wrightsville, Pennsylvania in 1894

This map of Wrightsville, Pennsylvania was first published by Thaddeus Mortimer Fowler in 1894. Fowler (1842 – 1922) was an American cartographer who spent much of his life creating beautiful hand drawn maps of American towns.

This map shows a bird’s eye view of Wrightsville as it looked at the end of the 19th century. Old Wrightsville landmarks on the map include the Kerr Brothers Snow Flake Lime Quarries, Cook & Ashton Manufacturing, R.H Weller’s Cigar Box Factory, Union Hotel, and six churches.

Click here to see the map of Wrightsville, PA from 1894.

This map of Wrightsville, Pennsylvania has been lovingly restored by the team at KNOWOL. Reproductions of the restored map are available on museum quality, archival paper to ensure this piece of Pennsylvania history can be passed on to the next generation. Click here to get yours.