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Research about middle atlantic states

Source-linked reports with geographic coverage including middle atlantic states.

At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources

Transportation map of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia

Shows trackage rights, principal stations, distances between rail intersections, major U.S., Interstate, and State highways, and navigable waterways. Includes "Index to railroads." Scale ca. 1:1,457,280; 1 in. represents approx. 23 miles. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. AACR2

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Map showing the Southern Maryland Railroad and its connections : north, south, east, and west

Covers Maryland, eastern Virginia, Delmarva Peninsula, and southeastern Pennsylvania. Relief shown by hachures. Also shows shipping routes in Chesapeake Bay. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1881 by G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. in the Office of the Librarian of Congress in Washington." Hand col. in red to show Southern Maryland R.R. and in blue to show connecting lines and shipping routes. LC copy imperfect: Fold-lined, rubber-stamped, annotated in pencil, missing sections at sheet corners. Includes text and statistical data. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. 2 copies

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Map showing the Sodus Point & Southern Railroad and its connections

Map of the northeastern United States showing drainage, cities and towns, county boundaries, coal in Pennsylvania, and the railroad network with emphasis on the main line. Chartered in 1852. Reorganized in 1875 with the Geneva, Hornellsville, and Pine Creek Railroad. In 1882 became the Sodus Bay and Southern Railroad. See Entry 415.

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Map showing the Fredericksburg & Gordonsville Rail Road of Virginia, leading from Fredericksburg, via Orange C.H., to Charlottesville, where it connects with the Chesapeake & Ohio R.R. and the extension of the Orange & Alexandra R.R. to Lynchburg

Maps of the middle Atlantic states showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, canals, roads, and railroads, with emphasis on the main lines. Includes a list of distances for "Short Cut to Tide-Water..." Chartered March 1, 1853. Name changed in 1876 to the Potomac, Fredericksburg, and Piedmonth Railroad. See entry 541.

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Map of eastern Virginia

Shows railroads and radial distances from Richmond. Also covers parts of Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. Relief shown by hachures. Inscribed in pencil inside front cover: Geo. W. Lay to Genl. Beauregard. LC copy imperfect: Worm holes on left side of map. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 465.35 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.

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