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Exploring Petworth in 1921: Take a Look at This Map

  • Published October 28, 2014
Take a look at this 1921 map of Petworth and recognize any of the places. Click on it for a detailed version and learn why it's called Petworth!
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Recognize any places in this map of Petworth? It’s from 1921 and shows a bit of development from the 1907 map that we posted a while back. Make sure you click on it for a detailed version.

1921 map of Petworth
1921 map of Petworth

Source: Library of Congress

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P.S. Do you know why it’s called Petworth?

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