Sanborn Maps This link opens in a new windowNo maps are consulted more in academic and public libraries than Sanborn fire insurance maps--the detailed property and land-use records that depict the grid of everyday life in more than 12,000 U.S. towns and cities across a century of change. Now they're as close as your keyboard with the Digital Sanborn Maps collection, available online from ProQuest Information and Learning.
Uncommon Vernacular: The Early Houses of Jefferson County, WV: 1735-1835