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Wisconsin
Map
This facsimile of an 1853 map shows counties, towns, and rivers in the state of Wisconsin. The map shows adjacent portions of Illinois (including a railroad between Chicago and Galena), Iowa, Michigan, and Minnesota. Lake Superior and Michigan are labeled.
1853
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W0135R3
WHi 119554
Map
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Map of Wisconsin = Karte von Wisconsin
1885
This map of Wisconsin shows current and projected railroad lines. County boundaries in the state of Wisconsin are outlined in red. The map also shows the township grid, cities and villages, lakes a...
Railroad System of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
circa 1856
This map shows the railroad routes through the state of Wisconsin that lead to Milwaukee. Included are adjacent portions of Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, and Michigan. Towns, lakes, and rivers are lab...
Township map of Wisconsin shewing the Milwaukee & Horicon Rail Road and its connections
1857
This map of Wisconsin shows railroads, county boundaries, rivers, lakes, the township survey grid, cities and villages. The Milwaukee & Horicon Railroad is indicated by a solid black line. The map ...
Map of the Chicago & North Western Railway & Its Connections
circa 1861
This map shows proposed and existing railroads and major rivers in Wisconsin, northern Illinois, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and adjacent portions of Iowa, Minnesota, and Indiana. County bound...
Map of Wisconsin with portions of adjoining states, showing the Chicago, Madison, and Lake Superior Rail Road route
circa 1855
This map shows the proposed Chicago, Madison, and Lake Superior Railroad route that would have run from Chicago north through Madison to Lake Superior near the Ontonagon River. The map also shows t...
Map of the Territories of Michigan and Ouisconsin
1830
This map shows rivers, lakes, waterfalls, portages, roads, cities and villages, trading posts, swamps, the township grid, and landmarks in the Michigan Territory and Wisconsin Territory. An inset m...
