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The North-Western Line
Map
This map is a folded insert from the pamphlet "Yesterday and Today : A History." The map features the North-Western Line with labeled railway tracks and stops covering portions of Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado. The top right of the map contains a "Mileage" box with totals of track laid for the Chicago & North-Western Railway, the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway, and the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Railroad, as well as a combined total of track.
1899
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Map of the United States land grant to the Chicago & North-Western Railway Company, in the state of Wisconsin
1890
"For prices, terms and all particulars regarding these lands, apply to Charles E. Simmons, Land Commissioner, Chicago & North-Western Railway, Chicago, Ill." This map shows lands granted to the rai...
Map of the United States land grant to the Chicago & North-Western Railway Company, in the state of Wisconsin
1888
This map of northern Wisconsin shows the Chicago and North-Western Railway Company's land grants within the counties of Forest, Florence, Langlade, Marinette, and Oconto. It also shows the township...
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 Railways
1892
This map of Wisconsin shows railroad routes. County boundaries, towns, rivers and lakes are also labeled. The upper margin includes a color legend for the Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western Railway (R...
Short Jaunts for Busy People Via Chicago & North Western Railway
circa 1909
This map shows the Chicago and North Western Railway lines in eastern Wisconsin, north to Wausau and Oconto and west to Baraboo and Blue Mounds, and in northeastern Illinois south to Chicago. River...
Chicago & St. Paul Through Line Via the Chicago & North-Western and West Wisconsin Railways
1874
A folded brochure contains a map and time tables of the Chicago to Saint Paul rail line through Wisconsin by way of the Chicago & North-Western and West Wisconsin Railways. The map also shows other...
