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History of Freeland, Pa.
Business index from 1905 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map

Here are the contents of the business index of the 1905 Sanborn map of Freeland. The index is selective, and not all of the businesses that existed in Freeland at the time are listed here. Still, it's interesting to see which ones made the list.

BREWERIES:

D. G. Yuengling & Son's Beer Depot
Freeland Brewing Company

FACTORIES:

Freeland Overall Mfg. Co.
Freeland Silk-mill

MEAT:

Armour's Beef Storage

HOTELS:

Black Diamond Hotel
Central Hotel
Eagle Hotel
Hotel Osborne
Krouse Hotel

ICE:

Johnson's Ice House

LUMBER:

Freeland Lumber Co.
L. Lentz Lumber Yard

MACHINE SHOP:

Salmon & Co. Machine Shop

MILL:

B. F. Davis, Flour Mill

MINES:

Cross Creek Coal Company
Highland Coal Company
Upper Lehigh Coal Company

MISCELLANEOUS:

Beagle Hame Works
Birkbeck Block
Oswald Bldg.

RAILROAD:

L.V.R.R. Depots

STEAM MILL:

Freeland Steam-mill

UTILITIES:

Freeland Electric Heat & Power Co.
Freeland Water Co.'s Works

WAGON WORKS:

M. Halpin, Wagon Works




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