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MapA map of a part of the southern & western states showing the ... The map covers an area from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi delta, and from Columbus, Ohio, to Little Rock, Ark. It shows Ft. Massac and "Capitol City" in southern Illinois and northern Kentucky as sites selected by the U.S. for the "Western Armory," and the probable future site for the seat of government of the United States or Western District of Columbia. Chartered January...
- Contributor: McBean, William - Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company - Illinois Central Railroad Company - New Orleans and Ohio Railroad
- Date: 1850-01-01
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MapMap of Illinois Central R.R. U.S. central states from Great Lakes to Gulf of Mexico, showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, roads and railroads. Principal north-south line, chartered in 1850 and incorporated in 1851. 706 miles opened for traffic in 1856. First railroad to receive lands granted by the passage of the "Illinois Central Land Grant Bill."
- Contributor: Rand McNally and Company - Illinois Central Railroad Company
- Date: 1892-01-01