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Map of Milwaukee

Date: 1862
Description: Drawn the second year of the Civil War, this 1862 map of Milwaukee shows post offices, light houses, beacon lights, county buildings, elevator warehouses, ...
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Kenosha, Wis.

Date: 12 1882
Description: Bird's-eye map of Kenosha.
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The City of Chicago

Date: 1892
Description: Bird's-eye view of Chicago, with ships in the Lake Michigan harbor.
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Continental View of World's Columbian Exposition

Date: 1892
Description: Bird's-eye view of the Columbian Exposition pavilions from the vantage point of Lake Michigan. Included is an inset of the Union Passenger Station (now Uni...
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Map of Milwaukee

Date: 1876
Description: Made from U.S. Surveys and from minutes furnished by Jos. S. Buck and Dr. C. Chase. Scale 20 CHs to an inch.
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Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1880
Description: Map of Wisconsin including the eastern portions on Minnesota, Iowa, northern Illinois, and the western most portion of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, showing ...
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Sheboygan Harbor Wisconsin

Date: 1921
Description: This map is part of the survey of the northern and northwestern lakes. The map shows Sheboygan Harbor on the shore of Lake Michigan and the Sheboygan River...
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Racine Harbor, Wisconsin : Chart No. 745

Date: 1951
Description: This map of Racine Harbor has relief shown by contours and depths shown by gradient tints and soundings in feet. The map also shows Racine Reef, Wind Point...
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Kenosha Harbor & Bar, Wisconsin

Date: 1855
Description: This map has relief shown by hachures and soundings and shows local streets, proposed roads, railroads, bridge wharfs, basin, north arm, and west arm of Ke...
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Chart No. 743

Date: 1951
Description: This map is a survey of Lake Michigan and the section of Milwaukee that borders the lake. Map of land includes major streets, and landmarks near water. Rel...
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Map of Port Washington Harbor

Date: 1876
Description: This map shows existing and proposed harbor improvements, streets, the Sauk River, and Lake Michigan. On the bottom of the map inscribed in ink is: "44th C...
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Kenosha Harbor, Wisconsin

Date: 1857
Description: This map was created from a survey made in December 1855 and shows local streets, proposed roads, railroads, the lake shore, bridge wharfs, the basin, the ...
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Chart of Sturgeon Bay, Canal, and Harbor of Refuge, Lake Michigan

Date: 06 25 1901
Description: This map shows beacons, buoys, docks, quarries, streets, and buildings. The map inset shows the Harbor of refuge at entrance to Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michi...
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Sheboygan Harbor, Wisconsin

Date: 1921
Description: This map shows Lake Michigan, the Sheboygan River, buildings, streets, churches, industrial yards, and parks. Relief is shown by hachures and depths are sh...
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Manitowoc Harbor, Wisconsin

Date: 1905
Description: This map shows a plat of the city, local streets, railroads, public buildings, local businesses, and parts of the Manitowoc River and Lake Michigan. Relief...
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Manitowoc Harbor, Wisconsin

Date: 1925
Description: This map shows a plat of the city, local streets, railroads, public buildings, local businesses, and parts of the Manitowoc River and Lake Michigan. Relief...
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Chart of Milwaukee Harbor, Wisconsin

Date: 1907
Description: This map is a chart of Milwaukee Harbor that displays local streets, bridges, roads, railroads, public buildings, businesses, factories, dry docks, parks, ...
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Map Showing the Position and Character of the Reef Near Racine Harbor, Wis

Date: 1867
Description: This map shows components of the bottom of Lake Michigan and the Root River, as well as the harbor, buildings, streets, railroads, and rural landowners in ...
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Entrance to Kenosha Harbor

Date: 07 19 1854
Description: This map shows the shore in 1844, 1850, and 1852, the length of and proposed additions to the pier. Relief is shown by hachures and depths are shown by sou...
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Copy of Plate of Kenosha Harbor, Wisconsin

Date: 07 19 1854
Description: This hand-colored map shows the North and South Pier, the North Pier Bridge, the present Channel, and the Channel to be dredged. Lake Michigan and a light ...

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