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[Figure 1. Place and Direction From Which Figures 2 to 7 Were Taken and Relative Positions of Flooded Surface, Buried Valley of the Susquehanna, and Underlying Coal Measures and Mine Workings]

Description: Map that accompanies a report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines regarding a buried valley area (a deposit of clay, sand, and gravel) around the Susquehanna River in the anthracite region of Pennsylvania, near the city of Wilkes-Barre. This map indicates the relative positions of mines and other coal storages locations referenced in the report along with flooded regions and underlying coal measurings and workings.
Date: 1951
Creator: United States. Bureau of Mines.
Location: None

Figures 2-9: Barrier Pillars in the Western Middle Field: Anthracite Region of Pennsylvania

Description: Maps illustrating an investigation of barrier pillars in the Western Middle field as part of the comprehensive study of mine-water problem in the anthracite region of Pennsylvania. Scale 1:4,500 feet. Included in the set is a graph (Figure 8) showing the relationships between pumping loads in the anthracite region of Pennsylvania with altitude on the x-axis and distance (in miles) from the Conowingo Portal on the y-axis. An explanation of the graph in Figure 8 (Figure 9) summarizes data from Bu… more
Date: 1953
Creator: United States. Bureau of Mines.
Location: None

Index Map of the City of Scranton

Description: Index map that showing the location of the sections of the anthracite coal mines in relation to the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania. The numbers represent illustrated plates which accompany a bulletin issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines.
Date: 1912
Creator: United States. Bureau of Mines.

Newark, New Jersey--New York--Pennsylvania

Description: Map showing biological resources (aquatic organisms, terrestrial organisms, land use, etc.) in the Newark region of the Atlantic coast area. Scale 1:250,000.
Date: 1980
Creator: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Location: None
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