Plat of Telephone Pole Line on the West Side of Simmons Avenue from Ambler Avenue to Anson Avenue, Abilene, Texas

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Plat of a portion of Abilene, Texas bordered by Anson Avenue, Hickory Street, Ambler Avenue, and Grape Street. Some blocks are subdivided and there are some dimension noted. Scale 1:3,600 There is also a letter of explanation to accompany the map, dated May 25, 1928 and signed by J. P. McKean. The letter was written to the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company regarding the staking of pole lines and the dimensions marked on the map.

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1 map : blueprint ; 46 x 39 cm. + [1] p. (30 cm.)

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McKean, J. P. May 24, 1928.

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Plat of a portion of Abilene, Texas bordered by Anson Avenue, Hickory Street, Ambler Avenue, and Grape Street. Some blocks are subdivided and there are some dimension noted. Scale 1:3,600

There is also a letter of explanation to accompany the map, dated May 25, 1928 and signed by J. P. McKean. The letter was written to the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company regarding the staking of pole lines and the dimensions marked on the map.

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1 map : blueprint ; 46 x 39 cm. + [1] p. (30 cm.)

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  • [O. K. Hobbs Plat Book], [Abilene (Tex.)] City Engineering Department, 1930

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O.K. Hobbs Plat Book

This book provides researchers with an objective, historical reference to the layout of the city of the Abilene. Its bulk was assembled in 1927 by O. K. Hobbs and J. P. McKean, and was revised by Hobbs in May 1930.

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[O. K. Hobbs Plat Book] (Book)

[O. K. Hobbs Plat Book]

This plat book includes an indexed segment in the middle as well as additional plats, assembly drawings, and newspaper clippings that were added to the beginning and end of the compilation. A table of contents on page 115 lists the segments in the middle section of the plat book including an alphabetical index by name (p. 117), an index by number of blocks and surveys (p. 133), eleven index maps, and the plats that were filed through May 1, 1930.

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  • May 24, 1928

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McKean, J. P. Plat of Telephone Pole Line on the West Side of Simmons Avenue from Ambler Avenue to Anson Avenue, Abilene, Texas, map, May 24, 1928; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth77938/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.

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