Here are the contents of the business index of the 1912 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.

BANKS:

Citizen's Bank Building
First National Bank Building

BREWERIES:

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

FACTORIES:

Freeland Overall Mfg. Co.
Freeland Silk-mill
Freeland Stocking Mill
Washington Silk Co.

MEAT:

Armour Chicago Beef Warehouse

HOTELS:

Black Diamond Hotel
Central Hotel
Cottage Hotel
Eagle Hotel
Krouse Hotel
St. Charles Hotel
St. Elmo Hotel
Washington Hotel
Roosevelt House (was this a hotel???)

ICE:

Johnson's Ice House

LUMBER:

Freeland Lumber Co.

MACHINE SHOP:

Salmon & Co. Foundry & Machine Shop

MILL:

B. F. Davis, Steam Mill (should be Flour Mill?)

MINES:

MISCELLANEOUS:

Birkbeck Block
Freeland Hall
Oswald Bldg.

RAILROAD:

STEAM MILL:

Freeland Steam-mill

UTILITIES:

Harwood Elec., Heat & Power Co.
Freeland Water Co.

WAGON WORKS: