EPCAMR works to enrich local communities through clean-ups, education programs (STEAM/STEM), and urban outreach projects.

State resource explaining how to insure homes that sit on top of abandoned mines that may be in danger of mine subsidence.

Coal mining has occurred in Pennsylvania for over a century. The maps to these coal mines are stored at various public and private locations (if they still exist at all) throughout the commonwealth. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Active and Abandoned Mine Operations (DEP) is involved in many projects dealing with historic and active mine map restoration and digitization. The DEP has tried to preserve the historic information contained on these maps by scanning the maps into a digital image.

The EPA’s Superfund program is responsible for cleaning up some of the nation’s most contaminated land and responding to environmental emergencies, oil spills and natural disasters. Search by state to locate sites in the Anthracite Region.

From the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. An alphabetical list of historic Pennsylvania county maps in the PennDOT collection.

"Images of the region and state from the 16th to the 21st century."

From the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Includes links to census maps and aerial photographs.

Published by the Geological Survey of Pennsylvania.

From the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Links to Pennsylvania county maps dating from the 1850s through the 1870s. The maps on this page were specifically chosen because they depict a plethora of surface and subterranean features, such as businesses, churches, mineral deposits, mountains, roads, rivers, and schools. More importantly, they also show property owners and dwellings, allowing researchers to place individuals or families in a certain spot at a specific point in time.

Contains aerial photographs from the 1930s to the 1970s (formerly provided by Penn Pilot).

From the Pennsylvania State University. The Sanborn Map Company, the best known of the US fire-insurance map producers, has made maps since 1867. The fire insurance maps produced by Sanborn show building footprints, building material, height or number of stories, building use, lot lines, road widths and water facilities. The maps also show street names and property boundaries of the time. This collection of maps is historically significant as it is sometimes the best detailed map of a town or city dating from the mid 1800s.

Tool that provides an easy way to examine change over time using United States Geographical Survey (USGS) maps for any area of the United States.

From the Pennsylvania State University. The 15 minute topographic maps are a medium scale (1:62,500) series of topographic maps for Pennsylvania.

Coal mining has occurred in Pennsylvania for over a century. The maps to these coal mines are stored at various public and private locations (if they still exist at all) throughout the commonwealth. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Active and Abandoned Mine Operations (DEP) is involved in many projects dealing with historic and active mine map restoration and digitization. The DEP has tried to preserve the historic information contained on these maps by scanning the maps into a digital image.

Detailed, informative profiles of all cities in the United States.

Espenshade, Abraham Howry, 1869-. Pennsylvania Place Names. State College, Pa.: The Pennsylvania state college, 1925.

The free encyclopedia that anyone can edit. Often contains extensive entries on specific towns and locations.