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| Date: | 1850 |
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| Description: | This map shows a cross-section of southern Wisconsin, with the Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad line running from Milwaukee to the Mississippi River near... |
| Date: | 1855 |
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| Description: | This map shows the locations of ancient works in the state of Wisconsin. Lake Superior and Michigan are labeled. Counties, towns, and rivers are also label... |
| Date: | 1853 |
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| Description: | Map of a cross-section of southern Wisconsin, highlighting the La Crosse Milwaukee Rail Road. Shows canals, railroads, plank and post roads, and township g... |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | This map shows territorial roads laid out and opened between 1836 to 1848. Includes a scale in miles. Routes are labeled by numbers and indicated in key on... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | This map shows regions in Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin roughly bounded by Lake Winnebago, the Kankakee River, Peoria, and Prairie du Chien. The... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | This map shows the boundary lines between ceded and unceded land in compliance with the Treaty of Prairie du Chen of 1829. It also shows roads, rivers, por... |
| Date: | 1829 |
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| Description: | This map shows waterways, trails, settlements, Indian villages, and boundaries. The map includes text in the lower left with excerpts from Indian land trea... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | This map shows names, plot numbers, and payment status. The bottom right margin reads: "Surveyed April 28 & 29, 1879. Platted May 20." |
| Date: | 1949 |
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| Description: | This map traces the route taken Chief Black Hawk from Vernon County, Wisconsin east to Waukesha County and south to Rock County, Wisconsin in 1832. Towns, ... |
| Date: | 1856 |
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| Description: | This map shows the railroad routes and connection of the Mineral Point Railroad. Lake Michigan is on the far right, while Lake Superior is at the top of th... |
| Date: | 1856 |
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| Description: | This map shows the railroad routes that lead to Milwaukee. Included are portions of Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois. Lake Michigan is on the right, while Lake... |
| Date: | 1857 |
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| Description: | This map shows the railroad routes of the Milwaukee & Horicon Railroad, common roads, counties, canals, townships, cities, county towns, villages, post off... |
| Date: | 1857 |
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| Description: | This map shows county boundaries, larger cities, lakes, rivers, and the railroad network. The main line is in red, and the Milwaukee and Chicago Railroad i... |
| Date: | 1857 |
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| Description: | This map shows drainage, state boundaries, county boundaries, rivers, lakes, township lines, cities, and towns. The Milwaukee & Horicon Road road is indica... |
| Date: | 1861 |
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| Description: | This map shows railroad and other transportation routes in Wisconsin, northern Illinois, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, portions of Iowa, Minnesota, and ... |
| Date: | 1878 |
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| Description: | This map shows the advantages of the Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Ship Canal, railroads, steamship lines across Lake Michigan, and Wisconsin township gri... |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | This map shows current and projected railroad lines. County boundaries in the state of Wisconsin are outlined in red. Included are portions of Iowa, Illino... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | This map shows the congressional districts lines in accordance with the 1890 census. Districts are labeled by number and color. Original caption reads, "Sh... |
| Date: | 1892 |
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| Description: | This map shows railroad routes. County boundaries, towns, rivers, lakes, Lake Michigan and Superior are also labeled. The upper margin includes a color leg... |
| Date: | 09 1894 |
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| Description: | This map shows Congregational churches and Home Missionary churches. County boundaries and county seats are also labeled. The original caption reads, "Cong... |
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