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  1. This source for my final episode is a copy of the Sanborn fire insurance maps in the city of Greenville from the year 1888 and then a decade later 1898 showing the levels of development and what things have been added and/or taken away from the city of Gr

    Date(s): 1888 to 1898 Location: GREENVILLE, South Carolina Tag(s): greenville maps, Greenville, Development 

    The maps that come from the fire insurance agency Sanborn which although they were creating maps for the purpose of just highlighting which areas were covered and which places would be best for coverage. As an unintended result the maps provide excellent uses for seeing how the area of the city limits of Greenville changed by such things as size, additions in terms of adding to the infrastructure of...

  2. Images of Industrial Growth in Delray

    Date(s): 1898 to 1909 Location: WAYNE, Michigan Tag(s): Industry, Pollution, Environment, Detroit, Development 

    In its early years Delray was a rural community. When industry began to locate itself on the edge of the Detroit and Rouge Rivers, Delray began to transform into a hub of industry. By the late 1800s Delray was the home of burgeoning glass, furniture, railroad car, chemical, brick, wagon, salt, and iron industries. These industries fueled a large immigrant community, and set the stage for large-scale...