For each year listed above there is a linked map or other images.  Your task is to study the map and then answer the questions about each one.  In most cases, a larger image is available if you "Click" on the image.  This task will take some real detective work.  Using the maps, photographs, artwork and clues, draw and update a map that shows how the land usage changed over time (1737-1998) and create a running list of changes such as streets, buildings, and anything else you can find.  Finally, keep track of the occupations of people who worked along the river.

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Unit development and photography by
John M. Lawlor, Jr.
Reading Area Community College
Copyright 1999
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