Burd Patterson

Burd Patterson is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Schuylkill County, dedicated 1996.

803 Mahantongo St.

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Anthracite pioneer. He developed slope method for mining below water table, 1835. His Pottsville Furnace was the first successful smelter of anthracite iron, 1839-40. His home, built 1830-35, was first of the mansions to line Mahantongo St.

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Historical maps covering this location

1823 · Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1825 · Map Of Pennsylvania And New Jersey. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1827 · Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1836 · Anthracite Coal Field, Pottsville, Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1864 · Map of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)

Anthracite Coal Field, Pottsville, Pennsylvania, 1836, covering the location of Burd Patterson, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Anthracite Coal Field, Pottsville, Pennsylvania, 1836, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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