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The Sanborn Maps
Magazine:
Mainline Modeler 1992-05
Page:
62
Category:
Railroads
The Sanborn Insurance maps are an excellent source when researching the railroads past. The Sanborn maps were started by D.A. Sanborn, a civil engineer, when asked to conduct a survey for the Aetna Insurance Company. Mr. Sanborn was so impressed that, in 1876, he founded the Sanborn Map and Publishing Co., LTD. In 1902, it was incorporated into its present form, the Sanborn Map Co., Inc. The article includes a key for the maps.