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Sanborn maps are detailed maps of U.S. cities and towns in the 19th and 20th centuries. Originally published by The Sanborn Map Company (Sanborn), the maps were created to allow fire insurance companies to assess their total liability in urbanized areas of the United States.
The maps have been digitized by the Digital Library of Georgia. [8] In 2021, five volumes of Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps of Savannah , spanning 1916 through 1973, were donated by the Chatham County–Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission Historic Preservation Department to the Municipal Archives to ensure their preservation and continued ...
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Sanborn maps, maps of U.S. cities and towns in the 19th and 20th centuries, published by The Sanborn Map Company Daniel Alfred Sanborn , surveyor and founder of Sanborn Map Company Grupo Sanborns , a large restaurant chain in Mexico, owned by business magnate Carlos Slim Helú
Daniel Alfred Sanborn (April 5, 1827 in Somerville, Massachusetts – April 11, 1883 in Brooklyn, New York) was a surveyor who founded the Sanborn Map Company, a well-known provider of fire insurance maps. Before starting his company he produced insurance maps for Boston and several cities in Tennessee for the Aetna Insurance Company.
David Sanborn, pictured at the 2022 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, was "a seminal figure in contemporary pop and jazz music," his team said in a statement.
The 1898 Sanborn Map generally indicated Chinatown as existing between E, Mariposa, G and Kern Streets. When a Chinese blacksmith attempted to lease a washhouse located outside of this enclave in 1873, a meeting was held to prevent it.
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