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Second Geological Survey of Pennsylvania (vols. K - Z)

Described in 1924 as “the most remarkable series of reports ever issued by any survey”, the Second Geological Survey of Pennsylvania (1874-1889) produced an unprecedented volume and quality of geologic reports. With over 80 texts, nearly 600 accompanying maps and illustrations, a hand atlas, a six-volume grand atlas, and miscellaneous other publications, the Second Survey contains a treasure trove of geologic, economic and historic information about Pennsylvania during the Golden Age.

The publications of the Second Survey are available as part of the Pennsylvania Geology Digital Collection.
Volume Contents
K Report of Progress in the Green and Washington District of the Bituminous Coal-Fields of Western Pennsylvania
K Plate I
 Plate. I - Washington County, Showing Depth of the Pittsburgh and Waynesburg Coals. (back) Map of Washington County Showing Depth of the Pittsburgh and Waynesburg Coals at Various Localities. (front) By J.J. Stevenson. 1875.
K Plate II
 Plate. II - Map of Greene County, Showing Depth of the Pittsburgh and Waynesburg Coals. (back) Map of Greene County Showing Depth of the Pittsburgh and Waynesburg Coals at Various Localities. (front) By. J.J. Stevenson. 1875
K Washington Map
 Washington County. (back) Geological Map of Washington County With Depth of the Pittsburgh and Waynesburg Coal at Various Localities. (front) J.P. Lesley 1878. States K.K.K. on back though it belongs with K.
K Greene Map
 Greene County. (back) Geological Map of Greene County With Depth of the Pittsburgh and Waynesburg Coal at Various Localities. (front) By J.P. Lesley. 1878. States K.K.K. on back though it belongs with K.
K2
Report of Progress in the Fayette & Westmoreland District of the Bituminous Coal-Fields of Western Pennsylvania, Part I.
with K2 Westmoreland Map
 Westmoreland County. (back) Geological Map of Westmoreland County West of Chesnut Ridge. (front) J.P. Lesley. 1877.
with K2 Westmoreland Map Alt. Ed.
 Westmoreland County. (back) Geological Map of Westmoreland County West of Chesnut Ridge. (front) J.P. Lesley. 1877.Alternate Edition indicated by a lack of Lower Barren Measures locations in Fairfield and Ligonier Townships.
with K2 Fayette Map
 Fayette County. (back) Geological Map of Fayette County West of Chesnut Ridge. (front) By J.P. Lesley. 1877.
with K2 Fayette Map Alt. Ed.
 Fayette County. (back) Geological Map of Fayette County West of Chesnut Ridge. (front) By J.P. Lesley. 1877. Alternate edition noted by a smooth line in the Lower Barren Measures location between Monroe and Haydentown.
with K2 Allegheny Map
 Allegheny County. (back) Geological Map of Allegheny County. (front) By J.P. Lesley. 1876.
with K2 Allegheny Map Alt. Ed.
 Allegheny County. (back) Geological Map of Allegheny County. (front) By J.P. Lesley. 1876. Alternate Edition is indicated by a lack of Upper Productive Coal Measures Pittsburgh Coal Bed north of New Texas P.O.
K3 Report of Progress in the Fayette & Westmoreland District of the Bituminous Coal-Fields of Western Pennsylvania, Part II.
with K3 Westmoreland Map
 Westmoreland County. (back) Geological Map of Westmoreland County. (front) J.P. Lesley. 1878.
with K3 Fayette Map
 Fayette County. (back) Geological Map of Fayette County. (front) J.P. Lesley. 1878.
with K3 Plate III
 Plate.III - Sections of Anthracite Mammoth Vein in Shenandoah Basin. (back) Sections of the Anthracite Mammoth Vein In the Shenandoah Basin. (front) By Robert Frazer Jr. No Date.
K4 Report on the Coal Mines of the Monongahela River Region, From the West Virginia State Line to Pittsburgh
with K4 Sheet.1
 Sheet. 1 - Map of the Monongahela River From the West Virginia State Line to Pittsburgh. (back) Map of the Monongahela River From the West Virginia State Line to Pittsburgh Showing the Outcrop of the Pittsburgh Coal Bed; Location of Coal Roads and Mines Railroads River Dams and Locks. (front) By J. Sutton Wall. 1884.
with K4 Sheet.2
 Sheet. 2 - Map of the Monongahela River From the West Virginia State Line to Pittsburgh. (back) None (front) No Author. No Year.
L Special Report on the Coke Manufacture of the Youghiogheny River Valley
L Map
 Rock Hill Iron and Coal Co's Coke Ovens. (back) The Rock Hill Iron & Coal Co's Coke Ovens Built By McLanahan Stone & Bayley Hollidaysburg, PA. (front) By Franklin Platt. 1875.
L Plate VI
 Plate. VI - Map of the Youghiogheny Coke District. (back) Map of the Youghiogheny Coke District. (front) By Franklin Platt & Charles A. Young. 1875.
M Report of Progress in the Laboratory of the Survey at Harrisburg
M2
Second Report of the Progress in the Laboratory of the Survey at Harrisburg
M3
Third Report of Progress in the Laboratory of the Survey at Harrisburg
M3 Map
 Reference Map of Ninety-Three Iron Ore Mines In the Counties of Cumberland, York and Franklin. (back) Reference Map of Ninety-Three Iron Ore Mines In the Counties of Cumberland, York and Franklin. (front) By Andrew S. McCreath. 1881.
N Two Hundred Tables of Elevation Above Tide-Level of the Railroad Stations, Summits and Tunnels: Canal Locks and Dams, Rivers Riffles
N Map
 Levels Above Tide. (back) No Title. (front) No Author. 1878.
O
Catalogue of the Geological Museum, Part I
O2
Catalogue of the Geological Museum, Part II
O3
Catalogue of the Geological Museum, Part III
P (vol. 1-2) Description of the Coal Flora of The Carboniferous Formation in Pennsylvania and Throughout the United States, vol. 1-2
P (vol. 3) Description of the Coal Flora of The Carboniferous Formation in Pennsylvania and Throughout the United States, vol. 3
P Atlas
 Atlas to the Coal Flora of Pennsylvania, and The Carboniferous Formation Throughout the United States
P2 The Permian or Upper Carboniferous Flora of West Virginia and S.W. Pennsylvania
P3 Ceratiocaridae from the Upper Devonian Measures in Warren County
P4 vol.1 A Dictionary of the Fossils of Pennsylvania and Neighboring States Named in the Reports and Catalogues of the Survey, vol.1 A-M
P4 vol.2 A Dictionary of the Fossils of Pennsylvania and Neighboring States Named in the Reports and Catalogues of the Survey, vol.2 N-R
P4 vol.3 A Dictionary of the Fossils of Pennsylvania and Neighboring States Named in the Reports and Catalogues of the Survey, vol.1 S-Z
Q Report of Progress in the Beaver River District of the Bituminous Coal-Fields of Western Pennsylvania
Q Allegheny Map
 North Allegheny. (back) Map of North Allegheny Showing Outcrops of the Pittsburgh, and Upper Freeport Coals. (front) By J.P. Lesley. 1876.
Q Beaver Map
 Beaver County. (back) Map of Beaver County Showing Outcrops of the Pittsburgh, Upper Freeport and Kittanning Coals. (front) By J.P. Lesley. 1876.
Q Butler Map
 Southern Butler. (back) Map of Southern Butler Showing Outcrops of the Lower Coals. (front) By J. P. Lesley. 1876.
Q2 The Geology of Lawrence County
Q2 Map
 Lawrence County. (back) Geological Map of Lawrence County. (front) By J.P. Lesley. 1878.
Q3 The Geology of Mercer County
Q3 Map
 Mercer County. (back) Geological Map of Mercer County. (front) By J.P. Lesley. 1879.
Q4 The Geology of Erie and Crawford Counties
with Q4 Sheet A
 Preglacial Drainage Into the Western End of Lake Ontario. (back) Preglacial Drainage Into the Western End of Lake Ontario. (front) by Dr. J.W. Spencer. No Date.
with Q4 Sheet B
 Map Accompanying Notes on Preglacial Outlet of Lake Erie, &c. (back) Map Accompanying Notes on Preglacial Outlet of Lake Erie &c. (front) By Prof. J.W. Spencer. No Date.
with Q4 Sheet No.1 Erie
 Sheet. 1 - Crawford and Erie Counties, Sheet 1. (back) Geological Map of Crawford and Erie Counties. (front) Crawford and Erie Cos. - Sheet 1, Erie County. (front corner) By I.C. White. 1880.
with Q4 Sheet No.2 Crawford
 Sheet. 2 - Crawford and Erie Counties, Sheet 2. (back) Crawford County. (front) Crawford and Erie Cos. - Sheet 11, Crawford County. (front corner) No Author. No Date.
R The Geology of McKean County
R Atlas McKean County Maps and Charts
with R Atlas Plate IX
 Plate.IX - Topographical Map of the Buffalo Coal Company's Tract. (back) Topographical Map in Thirty-Foot Contour Curves of the Buffalo Coal Company's Tract in the Vicinity of Clermont, Sergeant Township, McKean County. (front) By Grahame Macfarlane. 1879.
with R Atlas Plate X
 Plate.X - McKean County. (back) A Geological Map of McKean County, and a Map of a Portion of Cattaragus County, New York to Exhibit the Horse Shoe Bend of the Allegheny River. (front) By Chas. A. Ashburner. 1879.
with R Atlas Plate XI
 Plate.XI - The Relation of the Lower Carboniferous Coal Beds to the Bradford Oil Producing Sand and the Thickening of the Sub Conglomerate Rocks. (back) A Series of Columnar Sections Constructed From Surface Observations and the Records of Eleven Oil Wells Situated Between Bradford in McKean County and Ridgway in Elk County Showing the Relation of the Lower Carboniferous Coal Beds to the Bradford Oil Producing Sand and the Thickening of the Sub Conglomerate Rocks. (front) By J.P. Lesley. 1879.
with R Atlas Plate XII
 Plate.XII - Topographical Map of the Alton Coal Basin. (back) Topographical Map of the Alton Coal Basin in Lafayette, Bradford and Hamlin Townships McKean County. (front) By J.P. Lesley. 1879.
with R Atlas Plate XIV
 Plate.XIV - Topographical Map of the Potato Creek Coal Basin. (back) Topographical Map in Twenty-Foot Contour Curves of the Potato Creek Coal Basin in Norwich Township, McKean County. (front) By Geo. W. Rafter. 1879.
with R Atlas Plate XV
 Plate.XV - Diagram of the Number of Producing, Completed and Drilling Wells. (back) Diagram of the Number of Producing, Completed and Drilling Wells and Dry Holes Per Month Together With the Average Production of New Wells in the Bradford Oil District, McKean County. (front) By Chas. A Ashburner. No Date.
with R Atlas Plate XVI
 Plate.XVI - Diagram of the Daily Production, Average Price and Total Stocks Per Month of Petroleum in the Bradford Oil District. (back) Diagram of the Daily Production, Average Price and Total Stocks Per Month of Petroleum in the Bradford Oil District McKean County. (front) By Chas. A Ashburner. No Date.
with R Atlas Plate XVII
 Plate.XVII - Map of Portions of McKean County, Pennsylvania, and Cattaragus County, New York, Showing the Outlines of the Proven Oil Territory. (back) Map of Portions of McKean County, Pennsylvania, and Cattaragus County, New York, Showing the Outlines of the Proven Oil Territory. (front) By Chas. A Ashburner. May 1, 1880.
R2 The Township Geology of Elk and Forest Counties
R2 Plate XII
 Plate. XII - Map of the Dagus Mines, in Fox Township, Elk County. (back) Map of the Dagus Mines of the North Western Mining and Exchange Company in Fox Township, Elk County Showing Extent of Mining Up to September 1884 and the Topography of the Surface By Twenty Foot Contour Curve Lines. (front) By D. Robertson. September 1884.
R2 Atlas Atlas, Maps and Charts to Cameron, Elk and Forest Counties
R2 Atlas table of contents on verso of cover
with R2 Atlas Plate I
 Plate. I - McKean, Elk, Cameron and Forest Counties. (back) Map of McKean, Elk, Cameron, and Forest Counties Showing the Position and Direction of the Anticlinal and Synclinal Axes. (front) By Chas. A Ashburner. 1881.
R2 Atlas Plate II
 Plate. II - Elk County. (back) Geological Map of the Central Portion of Elk County. (front) By Chas. A. Ashburner. 1881.
with R2 Atlas Plate III
 Plate.III - Cameron County. (back) Geological Map of Cameron County and Benezette Township, Elk County. (front) By Chas. A. Ashburner. 1880.
with R2 Atlas Plate IV
 Plate. IV - Forest County. (back) Geological Map of Forest County and Millstone Township, Elk County. (front) By Chas. A. Ashburner. 1881.
with R2 Atlas Plate V
 Plate. V - Columnar Sections Constructed From Surface Observations and Oil Well Records Between Smethport, McKean County, and Sinnemahoning, Cameron County. (back) A Series of Columnar Sections Constructed From Surface Observations and Oil Well Records Between Smethport, McKean County, and Sinnemahoning, Cameron County, Showing the Thickening to the South-East of the Lower Carboniferous and Devonian Rocks. (front) By J.P. Lesley. 1880.
with R2 Atlas Plate VI
 Plate. VI - A Series of Columnar Sections Constructed From Surface Observations and Oil Well Records, Showing the Relation of the Venango Oil Sand Group to the Carboniferous and Devonian Rocks. (back) A Series of Columnar Sections Constructed From Surface Observations and Oil Well Records From Cameron, Cameron County Through Elk and Forest Counties to Franklin, Venango Oil Sand Group to the Carboniferous and Devonian Rocks. (front) By J.P. Lesley. 1880.
with R2 Atlas Plate VII
 Plate. VII - Columnar Sections of the Lower Productive Coal Measures and Pottsville Conglomerate, in McKean, Elk, Cameron and Jefferson Counties. (back) Columnar Sections of the Lower Productive Coal Measures and Pottsville Conglomerate in McKean, Elk, Cameron, and Jefferson Counties. (front) By Chas A. Ashburner. 1881.
with R2 Atlas Plate VIII
 Plate. VIII - Topographical Map of M'Kean County. (back) Topographical Map of McKean County in One Hundred Foot Contour Curves Constructed Mostly From Barometric Surveys. (front) By Chas. A. Ashburner. 1879.
with R2 Atlas Plate IX
 Plate. IX - Topographical Sketch Map of a Portion of the Fifth Bituminous Coal Basin, In Sergeant Township, McKean County, and Jones Township, Elk County. (back) Topographical Sketch Map in Twenty Five Foot Contour Curves of a Portion of the Fifth Bituminous Coal Basin in Sergeant Township, McKean County and Jones Township, Elk County Constructed From Compass and Barometer Surveys. (front) By Robert P. Field. 1884.
with R2 Atlas Plate X
 Plate. X - Warrantee and Tract Map of the Central Portion of Elk County. (back) Map of the Central Portion of Elk County. (front) By Chas. A. Ashburner. 1884.
with R2 Atlas Plate XI
 Plate. XI - Warrantee and Tract Map of Forest County, Together With Millstone Township, Elk County, and Portions of Farmington Township, Clarion County, and Barnett and Heath Townships, Jefferson County. (back) Map of Forest County Together With Millstone Township, Elk County, and Portions of Farmington Township, Clarion County, and Barnett and Heath Townships, Jefferson County. By A.B. Howland. 1884.
T The Geology of Blair County
T Atlas Atlas to Blair County, Topographical Maps of Morrison's Cove
with T Atlas Sheet.1
 Sheet. 1 - Morrison's Cove. (back) Topographical and Geological Map of That Part of Blair, Bedford and Huntingdon Counties South of the Little Juniata River Between Tussey and Allegheny Mountains Including Morrison's Cove, Canoe, Sinking and Scotch Valleys. No Author. No Date
with T Atlas Sheet.2
 Sheet. 2 - Morrison's Cove. (back) Morrison's Cove, Sheet No.2. (front) No Author. No Date.
with T Atlas Sheet.3
 Sheet.3 - Morrison's Cove. (back) Morrison's Cove, Sheet No.3. No Author. No Date.
with T Atlas Sheet.4
 Sheet. 4 - Morrison's Cove. (back) Morrison's Cove Sheet No.4. (front) No Author. No Date.
with T Atlas Sheet.5
 Sheet. 5 - Morrison's Cove. (back) Morrison's Cove Sheet No.5. (front) No Author. No Date.
with T Atlas Sheet.6
 Sheet. 6 - Morrison's Cove. (back) Morrison's Cove Sheet No.6. (front) No Author. No Date.
with T Atlas Sheet.7
 Sheet. 7 - Morrison's Cove. (back) Morrison's Cove Sheet No.7. (front) No Author. No Date.
with T Atlas Sheet.8
 Sheet. 8 - Morrison's Cove. (back) Geological Cross Section From Near Canaan to a Point on the Crest of the Allegheny Mountain North of Gallitzin. Morrison's Cove Sheet No.8. (front) No Author. No Date.
with T Atlas Sheet.9
 Sheet. 9 - Morrison's Cove. (back) Morrison's Cove Sheet No.9. (front) No Author. No Date.
with T Atlas Sheet.10
 Sheet. 10 - Morrison's Cove. (back) Morrison's Cove Sheet No.10. (front) No Author. No Date.
with T Atlas Sheet.11
 Sheet. 11 - Morrison's Cove. (back) Morrison's Cove Sheet No.11. (front) No Author. No Date.
with T Atlas Sheet.12
 Sheet. 12 - Morrison's Cove. (back) Morrison's Cove Sheet No.12. (front) No Author. No Date.
with T Atlas Sheet.13
 Sheet. 13 - Morrison's Cove. (back) Morrison's Cove Sheet No.13. (front) By R.H. Sanders. No Date.
with T Atlas Sheet.14
 Sheet. 14 - Morrison's Cove. (back) Morrison's Cove Sheet No.14. (front) No Author. No Date.
T Atlas Index Index Sheet - Morrison's Cove. (back) Index to the Topographical and Geological Map of That Part of Blair, Bedford and Huntingdon Counties South of the Little Juniata River Between Tussey and Allegheny Mountains Including Morrison's Cove, Canoe, Sinking and Scotch Valleys. (front) No Author. No Date.
with T Atlas Sections A, B, C
 Sheet A, B, C - Morrison's Cove. (back) Sections Accompanying the Geological Map of Morrison's Cove. (front) No Author. No Date.
with T Atlas Sections D, E, F
 Sheet D, E, F - Morrison's Cove. (back) Sections Accompanying the Geological Map of Morrison's Cove. (front) No Author. No Date.
T2 The Geology of Bedford and Fulton Counties
with T2 Bedford Map
 Geological Map of Bedford County. By J.J. Stevenson. 1882.
with T2 Fulton Map
 Geological Map of Fulton County. By J.J. Stevenson. 1882.
T3
The Geology of Huntingdon County
with T3 Sheet.1
 Sheet. 1 - Comparative Columnar Sections in Broad Top Coal Field in Huntingdon and Bedford Counties, and at Bennington, Blair County, Pennsylvania.(back) Comparative Columnar Sections in Broad Top Coal Field in Huntingdon and Bedford Counties, and at Bennington, Blair County, Pennsylvania.(front) By John Fulton. 1877.
with T3 Sheet.2
 Sheet. 2 - Comparative Columnar Sections Calculated Along Various Cross-Section Lines in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.(back) Comparative Columnar Sections Calculated Along Various Cross-Section Lines in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.(front) By I.C. White. 1885.
with T3 Sheet.3
 Sheet. 3 - Topographical Map of Parts of Bald Eagle Mountain and Nittany Valley.(back) Topographical Map of Parts of Bald Eagle Mountain and Nittany Valley.(front) By E.B. Harden and O.B. Harden. 1881.
with T3 Sheet.4
 Sheet.4 - Map of Huntingdon County.(back) A Map of Huntingdon County.(front) By E.B. Harden. 1885.
T4 The Geology of Centre County
T4 Map
 Geological Map of Centre County. By E.V. d'Invilliers. 1883
V The Northern Townships of Butler County
with V Plate 2
 Plate. 2 - Geological Map of Northern Butler. (back) Geological Map of Northern Butler. (front) By J.P. Lesley. 1879.
with V Plate 3
 Plate. 3 - Map of the Allegheny Valley, Near Parker, in Armstrong and Butler Counties.(back) A Map in Twenty-Foot Contour Lines of the Allegheny Valley Near Parker in Armstrong and Butler Counties. By J.P. Lesley. 1879.
with V Plate 4
 Plate. 4 - Outline Map, Showing the Minor Axes of the Sixth Bituminous Coal Basin. (back) Outline Map Showing the Minor Areas of the Sixth Bituminous Coal Basin. (Front) By J.P. Lesley. 1879.
with V Plate 5
 Plate. 5 - Valleys of the Beaver and Shenango Rivers and Slippery Rock Creek. (back) Map of Instrumental Survey of the Valleys of the Beaver and Shenango Rivers and Slippery Rock Creek. (front) By J.P. Lesley. 1879
with V Plate 6
 Plate. 6 - Oil Well Records and Surface Sections. (back) Oil Well Records and Surface Sections Arranged Geographically to Show the Synchronism of the Formations In Butler County With Those In the State of Ohio. (front) By J.P. Lesley. 1878.
with V Plate 7
 Plate.7 - Profile Section From Homewood To Sharon. (back) Profile Section From homewood To Sharon Constructed From Data Obtained Along the Beaver and Shenango Rivers in 1875 and Intended to Show the Relationship of the Pottsville Conglomerate Measures (No.XII) to the Lower Productive Coal Measures In Beaver, Lawrence and Mercer Counties. (front) By J.P. Lesley. 1875.
V2 The Geology of Clarion County
V2 Plate 2
 Plate. 2 - Clarion County. (back) Geological Map of Clarion County. (front) By H. Martyn Chance. 1879.
V2 Plate 3
 Plate. 3 - Ancient Water Channel Near Parker. (back) A Sketch Map In Twenty-Foot Contour Curves of the Ancient Water Channel Near Parker. (front) By H. Martyn Chance. No Date.
V2 Plate 4
 Plate. 4 - Outline Map. Clarion County. (back) Outline Map of Clarion County Showing the Anticlinals, Synclinals, Producing Oil Territory and Drainage. (front) By H. Martyn Chance. 1879.
X A Geological Hand Atlas of the Sixty-Seven Counties of Pennsylvania
Z Report on the Terminal Moraine in Pennsylvania and Western New York
Z Map
 Map Showing the Course of the Great Terminal Moraine Across Pennsylvania. (back) Map Showing Course of the Great Terminal Moraine Across Pennsylvania. (front) By Henry Carvill Lewis. 1881.