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Published
April 15, 2013
A Look at a 1907 Map of Petworth
Check out this amazing 1907 map of Petworth, and then look how rural it was to the west. Amazing.
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Check out the map of
Petworth
in 1907. And then look how rural it was to the west. Amazing.
1907 map of Petworth
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