Guide to the Map Showing the Rearrangement of the Railroad Stations & Tracks in the City of Providence, 1873
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Rhode Island College
600 Mount Pleasant Ave
Providence, RI, 02908
Tel: 401-456-8380
email:digitalcommons@ric.edu
Published in 2024
Collection Overview
| Title: | Map Showing the Rearrangement of the Railroad Stations & Tracks in the City of Providence |
| Date range: | 1873 |
| Creator: | Cushing, S.B. |
| Extent: | 0.04 cubic feet. |
| Abstract: | Map depicting the recommended reorganization of railroad stations and tracks within the city of Providence, as proposed by the Commissioners of the Cove Lands. |
| Language of materials: | English |
| Repository: | Special Collections, James P. Adams Library |
| Collection number: | MSS-0129 |
Scope & content
The collection contains two sections of a large map, published in 1873 and proposed by the commissioners of Cove Lands, depicting the railroad system of Providence. The map shows different stations and tracks, the companies that own them, nearby streets and notable buildings, the proposed locations of new railroads and proposed reorganizations to the existing system. The map is not a full view of Providence and focuses on the downtown area. Notable landmarks depicted by the map include the state prison and the cove basin, and the surrounding area which would later house the Rhode Island Normal School and then the Providence Place Mall. The map was designed by Chief Engineer S.B. Cushing and the commissioners who proposed it are Thomas A. Doyle, James Y. Smith, Nelson W. Aldrich, Joseph J. Cooke, and William Binney.Access Points
Subject Names Geographical Names Document TypesArrangement
The collection is arranged in the original order.
Access & Use
| Access to the collection: | The collection is open for research. |
| Use of the materials: | Researchers are advised to contact Rhode Island College Special Collections for questions regarding permissions to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise publish material from this collection. Although Rhode Island College has physical ownership of the collection, it does not necessarily hold literary rights. It is up to the researcher to determine the owners of the literary rights and to obtain any necessary permissions from them. |
| Alternate form: | This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact the Rhode Island College Special Collections. |
| Preferred citation: | Map Showing the Rearrangement of the Railroad Stations & Tracks in the City of Providence, MSS-0129, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College. |
| Contact information: | Special Collections, James P. Adams Library Rhode Island College 600 Mount Pleasant Ave Providence, RI, 02908 Tel: 401-456-8380 email:digitalcommons@ric.edu |
Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION | |
| Acquisition: | The collection was in the holdings of Special Collections prior to 2020. |
| Processing information: | The collection was described in 2024 by Hydin Stallman, Special Collections student worker, under the supervision of Veronica L. Denison, Digital Archivist and Special Collections Librarian. |
| ABOUT THE FINDING AID | |
| Author: | Finding aid prepared by Hydin Stallman. |
| Encoding: | This finding aid was encoded by Veronica L. Denison, 2024 |
| Descriptive rules: | Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
Additional Information
| Related material: | Additional maps of Rhode Island are housed in Special Collections. Please review the Special Collections maps subject guide for a list of additional map collections. |
| Location/Existence of copies: | This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact the Rhode Island College Special Collections. |