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African American History: Maps

Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps

Digital Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970 This link opens in a new window
Detailed maps of over 100 Tennessee towns and cities, 19th and 20th centuries. Also see the Library of Congress digital collection of Sanborn maps.

Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps (Library of Congress)
This collection of Sanborn maps in color documents the development of towns in selected states in the late 19th century to 1922.