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Library of Congress1893

Map of Southwestern Colorado

Insets: Railroad systems reaching Durango [from Denver, Salt Lake City, Albuquerque, and Phoenix] -- Plat of Needle Mountain mines -- Plat of Durango and surroundings -- Plat of mines at La Plata Mountains, California Mining District -- Plat of San Juan Co., Utah. Includes land districts, Indian reservations, railroads, irrigation canals, and part of New Mexico. Also shows the east boundary line of Ute ceded lands. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

southern ute indian reservation↗
Library of Congress1859

Map exhibiting the fixed location of the main trunk of the New-Orleans, Opelousas & Great Western Railroad of Louisiana, together with its proposed branches, connections and extensions in Louisiana, Arkansas & Texas; also its connecting steamship routes from Berwicks Bay to ports in the Gulf of Mexico, together with the advantages in point of directness & diminished distance to the Pacific Coast, New Orleans, La. January 24th, 1859

Outline map of the south-central states from Mississippi to the Rio Grande. Shows the "Wheat Region of Texas." Indicates completed, located and proposed lines. Table of distances in left side of map.

united states↗
Library of Congress1850

A map of a part of the southern & western states showing the contemplated route of the New Orleans & Ohio Railroad and the Central Railroad of Illinois, also the route of the Mobile & Ohio Railroad representing the most central, direct and practicable route for a great national and commercial highway between the Gulf of Mexico and the Great Northern Lakes, and by various branches and intersections with other Railways connecting with all the principal cities of the United States

The map covers an area from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi delta, and from Columbus, Ohio, to Little Rock, Ark. It shows Ft. Massac and "Capitol City" in southern Illinois and northern Kentucky as sites selected by the U.S. for the "Western Armory," and the probable future site for the seat of government of the United States or Western District of Columbia. Chartered January 9, 1852.

middle west↗
Library of Congress1895

Image 4 of The Meridional (Abbeville, La.), December 7, 1895

Valuable Plantation for Sale In one of the most fertile regions of the Parish 280 arpents of improved lenl heautilully situated with a f ont of 7 qrpent on BRavon Tigre by a depth of 40 arpents located oartly in Ver milion and Iheriaparishes within twociles from a railroad depot and bordering on a navigabic stream which affords water transportation to gulf ports This land is suited for cotton sugar cane corn and sweet potatoe a portion of it is adapted to cattle grazing and rice culture without the process of irri gation and the whole can be made so by irrigation from Bayou Tigie Fruit trees grow well and yield abundantly The land is all en closed and has 9 or 10 small build 1irs For further particulars regardinii Pnme and terms of sale apply to Miessrs Broussard Kitchell Attys Abbeville La or to AURORE DEFRANCE Widow Louis Laporte Nov 2395 C DEBAILLON Attorney at Law Lafayette La Will practice his profession in the District Courts of Lafayette and Ver milion parishes Southern Pacific Company The shortest and most direct route to all points in Texas New Mexico Arizona Colorado Califor nia and on the Pacific Coast The Standard

united states↗