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  • Brief History Of The National Parks - National Parks Maps

    Many of America's most scenic and historic places have been set aside for the use of the public as national parks. "National Parks are spacious land . . . areas essentially in ...

    Site: LOC.gov web pages
    Original Format: Map - Web Page
    Date: 1999-06-02

  • Yellowstone The First National Park - National Parks Maps

    Among those who played key roles in establishing Yellowstone as the Nation's first national park was Ferdinand Vandiveer Hayden. His accomplishments in 1871-72 were the high point of a long and distinguished ...

    Site: LOC.gov web pages
    Original Format: Map - Web Page
    Date: 1999-06-02

  • History Of Railroads And Maps - Railroad Maps 1828 To 1900

    Railways were introduced in England in the seventeenth century as a way to reduce friction in moving heavily loaded wheeled vehicles. The first North American "gravity road," as it was called, was ...

    Site: LOC.gov web pages
    Original Format: Map - Web Page
    Date: 1998-10-19

  • Overview - National Parks Maps

    The Mapping the National Parks collection documents the history, cultural aspects and geological formations of areas that eventually became National Parks. The collection consists of approximately 200 maps dating from the 17th ...

    Site: LOC.gov web pages
    Original Format: Map - Web Page
    Date: 1999-06-02

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