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Map A section of Colton's large map of Indiana with the Fort Wayne and Southern Rail Road marked upon it, as located also a map of the United States showing Road and its connections together with a profile of the Ohio river and lands adjoining and a section of the double track rail road tunnel under the Ohio river at Louisville, Kentucky & Jeffersonville, Indiana for the year 1855 ending Oct. 1, W. J. Holman, President and Chief Engr.

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Title

  • A section of Colton's large map of Indiana with the Fort Wayne and Southern Rail Road marked upon it, as located also a map of the United States showing Road and its connections together with a profile of the Ohio river and lands adjoining and a section of the double track rail road tunnel under the Ohio river at Louisville, Kentucky & Jeffersonville, Indiana for the year 1855 ending Oct. 1, W. J. Holman, President and Chief Engr.

Summary

  • Scale of map of the eastern half of the United States is ca. 1:3,300,000. The map indicates "Railroads finished and under way" and "railroads proposed." Chartered January 15, 1849.

Names

  • Holman, W. J.
  • Fort Wayne and Southern Railroad.
  • Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893.

Created / Published

  • N[ew] Y[ork], [1855]

Headings

  • -  Fort Wayne and Southern Railroad
  • -  Railroads--Indiana--Maps
  • -  Railroads--United States--Maps
  • -  United States--Indiana
  • -  United States

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:350,000.
  • -  LC Railroad maps, 410
  • -  Description derived from published bibliography.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Medium

  • map 76 x 105 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G4091.P3 1855 .H6

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 98688661

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Holman, W. J, Fort Wayne And Southern Railroad, and J. H Colton. A section of Colton's large map of Indiana with the Fort Wayne and Southern Rail Road marked upon it, as located also a map of the United States showing Road and its connections together with a profile of the Ohio river and lands adjoining and a section of the double track rail road tunnel under the Ohio river at Louisville, Kentucky & Jeffersonville, Indiana for the yearending Oct. 1, W. J. Holman, President and Chief Engr. [New York, 1855] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/98688661/.

APA citation style:

Holman, W. J., Fort Wayne And Southern Railroad & Colton, J. H. (1855) A section of Colton's large map of Indiana with the Fort Wayne and Southern Rail Road marked upon it, as located also a map of the United States showing Road and its connections together with a profile of the Ohio river and lands adjoining and a section of the double track rail road tunnel under the Ohio river at Louisville, Kentucky & Jeffersonville, Indiana for the yearending Oct. 1, W. J. Holman, President and Chief Engr. [New York] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/98688661/.

MLA citation style:

Holman, W. J, Fort Wayne And Southern Railroad, and J. H Colton. A section of Colton's large map of Indiana with the Fort Wayne and Southern Rail Road marked upon it, as located also a map of the United States showing Road and its connections together with a profile of the Ohio river and lands adjoining and a section of the double track rail road tunnel under the Ohio river at Louisville, Kentucky & Jeffersonville, Indiana for the yearending Oct. 1, W. J. Holman, President and Chief Engr. [New York, 1855] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/98688661/>.