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Explorations and surveys for a rail road route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Route near the 38th & 39th parallels

kern, richard h.·siebert, selmar·united states. war department·beckwith, e. g. (edward griffin)·davis, jefferson·egloffstein, f. w.·gunnison, j. w. (john williams)
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Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. From U.S. War Department, Explorations and Surveys for a Railroad Route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Topographical Maps ... to Illustrate the Various Reports ... (Washington, 1859) Scale 1:760,320; 12 miles to 1 in. LC Railroad maps, 160 LC Railroad maps, 161 LC Railroad maps, 162 LC Railroad maps, 163 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. AACR2: 100, 650/1; 700/1; 700/2; 700/3; 700/4; 700/5; 710/1

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kern, richard h., siebert, selmar, united states. war department, beckwith, e. g. (edward griffin), davis, jefferson, egloffstein, f. w., gunnison, j. w. (john williams). 1855. Explorations and surveys for a rail road route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Route near the 38th & 39th parallels. https://www.loc.gov/item/gm70005008/

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