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[Figure 1. Place and Direction From Which Figures 2 to 7 Were Taken and Relative Positions of Flooded Surface, Buried Valley of the Susquehanna, and Underlying Coal Measures and Mine Workings]

Map that accompanies a report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines regarding a buried valley area (a deposit of clay, sand, and gravel) around the Susquehanna River in the anthracite region of Pennsylvania, near the city of Wilkes-Barre. This map indicates the relative positions of mines and other coal storages locations referenced in the report along with flooded regions and underlying coal measurings and workings.
Date: 1951
Creator: United States. Bureau of Mines.
System: The UNT Digital Library