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Library of Congress1854

Rail road map accompanying the report an[d] exhibit of the Logansport & Northern Indiana Railroad showing its connections and the through route from St. Louis to New York of which this road forms a part; Logansport, Indiana May 1st 1854; L. S. Nash, Chief Engineer

Map of the north-central and northeastern United States showing drainage, relief by hachures, place names, and state boundaries. Chartered as the Auburn and Eel River Valley Rail Road on March 8, 1853. Name changed August 3, 1853.

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Library of Congress1865

Union Pacific Rail Road, map of a portion of Nebraska Territory, showing surveys and location of lines by Peter A. Dey, C.E.

Sectional map of part of Nebraska showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, and the survey lines. "Drawn by J.J. O'Brien." Incorporated in 1862 by Act of Congress providing for the construction of a continuous line from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean. The connection of the line with the Central Pacific at Promontory, Utah, completed the first transcontinental railroad in 1869.

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Library of Congress1849

Map of railroad line commencing at a point on the West-Philadelphia R.R. 4 miles below its junction with the Columbia R.R. & terminating at the R.R. bridge at Gray's Ferry; showing it to be the easiest & most economical route for avoiding the inclined plans & approaching the city of Philadelphia; surveyed February, 1849

The distance and cost of grading is tabulated at the lower right of the map. The area covered is along Mill Creek and from the Lancaster Pike to Schuylkill River.

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Library of Congress1831

Map of the routes examined and surveyed for the Winchester and Potomac Rail Road, State of Virginia, under the direction of Capt. J. D. Graham, U.S. Top. Eng., 1831 and 1832; surveyed by Lts. A. D. Mackay and E. French, 1st Arty., assistants in 1831, and Lts. E. French and J. F. Izard, assistants in 1832; drawn from the original plot by Lt. Humphreys, 2d Artillery

Topographic map surveyed in strips along the railroad routes. Shows property owners and covers an area between the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers to Winchester. Includes table showing "a summary of the routes surveyed for the Winchester and Potomac Rail Road, State of Virginia."

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Library of Congress1862

Rail road map of the southern states shewing the southern & southwestern railway connections with Philadelphia

"Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1862, by Thomas Kimber Jr." Inset: Southern part of Florida. 25 x 18 cm. Map depicts rail lines, roads, cities and towns, state and county boundaries, and rivers. 1863 edition published by Willis. P. Hazard is listed as Civil War Maps entry no. 44. Geography and Map Division also has an uncolored issue with annotations made by the Topographer, U. S. Post Office Department. Another uncolored copy, in covers, is in the Samuel P. Heintzelman papers, Manuscript Division, LC, container no. 11. Cover title: Map of the southern states. Map is in 29 parts, 16 x 12 cm. Description derived from published bibliography. Scale ca. 1:1,880,000. Library of Congress. Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 31.5 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.

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Library of Congress1866

Map of United States military rail roads, showing the rail roads operated during the war from 1862-1866, as military lines

Map of the Southeast showing towns, forts, rivers, and state boundaries. Railroad gauges are printed in color. Engraver's name appears below the map title and in the lower right margin. Description derived from published bibliography. Scale ca. 1:1,875,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 56 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.

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Library of Congress1864

Northern Mississippi and Alabama

General map indicating cities and towns, roads and railroads, rivers, and some relief by hachures. The map is overprinted in red to show state names and highlight state boundaries and railroads. Another copy is in the James A. Garfield papers, Manuscript Division, L.C., series 8, container no. 1. Description derived from published bibliography. Scale 1:633,600. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 259.4 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.

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Library of Congress1965

Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi

Descriptive leaflet illustrated with the following two maps: [a] Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi. Colored. Scale ca. 1:14,400. 11 x 22 cm. (Shows names of commander roads, railroad, and tour route.) [b] The Vicksburg campaign. Aug. 1962. Colored. Scale ca. 1:2,350,000. 40 x 23 cm. (Map of the Mississippi River from Memphis to the Gulf of Mexico showing drainage, railroads, and towns.) Description derived from published bibliography. Various scales. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 291.4 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.

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Library of Congress1901

Karta puteĭ soobshchenīi︠a︡ Azīatskoĭ Rossīi

Wall map showing railroads, navigable rivers, highways, and shipping routes. Relief shown by shading. Also covers Manchuria. St. Petersburg (Pulkovo) meridian. Includes note. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy rubber-stamped, annotated in red ink to show Russian railroad survey routes in Mongolia and Manchuria.

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