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Pennsylvania Warrant Maps

• HF-ID: R2007-01
• Category: Research Files
• Creator:
  • Cogbill, C.
  • Ruffner, C.

• Date: 1928 to 1976
• Location: Pennsylvania
• Media: Paper
• Contents:
  • Warrant Maps.
  • 1 Flip-Top-Roll Storage Box.

• Keywords: maps
• Abstract:
  • Inventory of Pennsylvania Warrant maps from Charles Ruffner (Dept. of Forestry, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL).
  • Received by Charles Cogbill at Harvard Forest November 2007.
  • Originally collected from District Offices of Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources in 1990s.
  
  
  • 1. Palmyra Township, PA : 1" = 100 rods; William A. Moore Director of Land Records; J.F. Woodward Secretary of Internal Affairs, October 5, 1928. Size: 41 inches x 53.5 inches.
  
  
  • 2. South Section Lackawaxen Township; John H. Campbell Chief Draftsman; J.F. Woodward Secretary of Internal Affairs, January 16, 1924. No Scale Given. Size: 41 inches x 53.5 inches.
  
  
  • 3. Franklin/Cumberland County, South Ridge and Valley; Department of Forestry MAP-1-B-8; Connected and Drafted by J.R. Williams. No Scale Given. Size: 35.75 inches x 98 inches.
  
  
  • 4.Lehman Township; William A. Moore, Director of Land Records; J.F. Woodward, Secretary of Internal Affairs; March 8, 1928. No Scale Given. Size: 41.5 inches x 45 inches.
  
  
  • 5. Lehman Township; J.F. Woodward, Secretary of Internal Affairs; March 8, 1928. No Scale Given. Size: 41.5 inches x 44 inches.
  
  
  • 6. Cherry Ridge, Wayne County; Edward D. Price, Director (Bureau of Land Records, Department of Community Affairs, Commonwealth of PA); August 21, 1974. No Scale Given. Size: 34.25 inches x 45.5 inches.
  
  
  • 7. Lebanon, Wayne County; Edward D. Price, Director (Bureau of Land Records, Department of Community Affairs, Commonwealth of PA); January 7, 1975. No Scale Given. Size: 36 inches x 53 inches.
  
  
  • 8. Manchester, Wayne County; Edward D. Price, Director (Bureau of Land Records, Department of Community Affairs, Commonwealth of PA); June 19, 1974. No Scale Given. Size: 36 inches x 58.5 inches.
  
  
  • 9. Fulton and Bedford 2-A-3; Connected and Traced by Tom Bietsch, February, 1919. Scale 1" = 100 Rods. Size 35.25 inches x 84 inches.
  
  
  • 10. Northampton City, PA; April 20, 1976; William H. Wilcox, Secretary of Community Affairs; Gregory L. Coleman, Deputy Secretary. No Scale Given. Size: 38.75 inches x 72 inches.
  
  
  • 11. Paupack, Wayne County; Edward D. Price, Director (Bureau of Land Records, Department of Community Affairs, Commonwealth of PA); October 31, 1974. No Scale Given. Size 37.25 inches x 45 inches.

• Related Items:
  • Research file: HF 1999-10 Witness tree data for Berkshire County, MA and Wayne and Pike, PA counties
  • HF Data Archive: HF210 Pre-Colonial and Modern Tree Data from Nine Northeastern States 1620-2008

• Archives Location: Map Room
• Access: Active
• Administrative Notes:
  • November 22, 2017 during the Archive renovation all but maps 1 and 2 had mouse damage that was limited to the edges of the maps - no data was lost. All edges were trimmed to remove the damage made by the mice. Map 10 (Northampton City, PA) had minor data loss on the edge of the map.