Fire Insurance Maps of Sheldon, Vermont

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This collection contains large-scale maps of the village of Sheldon, Vermont surveyed and published by the Sanborn Map Co. for the Mutual Fire Insurance Companies of Vermont in 1915. The maps gave insurance companies and underwriters accurate information about insured properties in a portion of the village. They provide detailed information about residences, businesses and public buildings along Main, Bridge, Church and Pleasant (East Main) Streets. They also show mills and businesses located on both sides of Black Creek. The colored 21 x 25 inch sheets show building footprints, construction methods and materials, size and number of floors, and uses. They also indicate streets, railroad lines, property boundaries, and street numbers. More information about Sanborn fire insurance maps is available here - http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/sanborn/

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Parent Collections
Fire Insurance Maps of Vermont
Title
Fire Insurance Maps of Sheldon, Vermont
Creator
Sanborn Map Company
Date Created
1915
Description
This collection contains large-scale maps of the village of Sheldon, Vermont surveyed and published by the Sanborn Map Co. for the Mutual Fire Insurance Companies of Vermont in 1915. The maps gave insurance companies and underwriters accurate information about insured properties in a portion of the village. They provide detailed information about residences, businesses and public buildings along Main, Bridge, Church and Pleasant (East Main) Streets. They also show mills and businesses located on both sides of Black Creek.

The colored 21 x 25 inch sheets show building footprints, construction methods and materials, size and number of floors, and uses. They also indicate streets, railroad lines, property boundaries, and street numbers.

More information about Sanborn fire insurance maps is available here -
http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/sanborn/
Type of Resource
collection
Publisher
University of Vermont Libraries, Center for Digital Initiatives
Access Conditions
No Copyright - United States
Access Conditions [Local]
For further information please contact Special Collections, University of Vermont Libaries at uvmsc@uvm.edu.
Identifier [Local]
Sheldonfi
Language
English
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Collection Overview

This collection contains large-scale maps of the village of Sheldon, Vermont surveyed and published by the Sanborn Map Co. for the Mutual Fire Insurance Companies of Vermont in 1915. The maps gave insurance companies and underwriters accurate information about insured properties in a portion of the village. They provide detailed information about residences, businesses and public buildings along Main, Bridge, Church and Pleasant (East Main) Streets. They also show mills and businesses located on both sides of Black Creek.

The colored 21 x 25 inch sheets show building footprints, construction methods and materials, size and number of floors, and uses. They also indicate streets, railroad lines, property boundaries, and street numbers.

More information about Sanborn fire insurance maps is available here -
http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/sanborn/