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Map showing the Houston & Texas Central Railroad and its connections, prepared at Colton's Geographic Establishment, N.Y., 1867

houston & texas central railway company·g.w. & c.b. colton & co
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Part of southwestern United States showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, counties, and the railroad network with emphasis on the main line.

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houston & texas central railway company, g.w. & c.b. colton & co. 1867. Map showing the Houston & Texas Central Railroad and its connections, prepared at Colton's Geographic Establishment, N.Y., 1867. https://www.loc.gov/item/98688680/

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