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Post route map of the states of Michigan and Wisconsin : showing post offices with the intermediate distances on mail routes in operation on the 1st of April, 1915
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This map shows the location of post offices in Wisconsin and Michigan that were in operation as of April, 1915, along with the mail routes in use as well as the distances between post offices. At the lower left, below an explanation of the frequencies of the mail service identified on the map, the counties of Wisconsin and Michigan are listed with their general location in each state identified. An inset map of Isle Royal in Lake Superior and an inset map of Grand Rapids, Michigan, are included.
April 1, 1915
United States. Post Office Department (cartographer)
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