Map Exhibiting Routes by Which the Navigation of the Mississippi River May be Connected with the Navigation of the Lakes | Map or Atlas | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Map Exhibiting Routes by Which the Navigation of the Mississippi River May be Connected with the Navigation of the Lakes

Map Exhibiting Routes by Which the Navigation of the Mississippi River May be Connected with the Navigation of the Lakes | Map or Atlas | Wisconsin Historical Society
This map, one of a series made by Thomas Jefferson Cram of the U.S. Topographical Engineers from personal surveys, covers the area from Green Bay to the juncture of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers and shows the three canals in progress or proposed that would render navigation possible between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi River. Shown are the Illinois and Michigan Canal, in progress between Chicago and Peru, on the Illinois River; the proposed Milwaukee and Rock River Canal, in Wisconsin; and the canal proposed between Lake Winnebago and the Rock River in Wisconsin. These maps were published with the Report from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, copies of reports, plans and estimates for the improvement of the Neenah, Wiskonsin [sic] and Rock rivers, the improvement of the haven of Rock River, and the construction of a pier at the northern extremity of Winnebago Lake, issued in the United States Serial Set as Senate Doc. 318, 26th Congress, 1st session, 1840.
DESCRIPTION
This map, one of a series made by Thomas Jefferson Cram of the U.S. Topographical Engineers from personal surveys, covers the area from Green Bay to the juncture of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers and shows the three canals in progress or proposed that would render navigation possible between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi River. Shown are the Illinois and Michigan Canal, in progress between Chicago and Peru, on the Illinois River; the proposed Milwaukee and Rock River Canal, in Wisconsin; and the canal proposed between Lake Winnebago and the Rock River in Wisconsin. These maps were published with the Report from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, copies of reports, plans and estimates for the improvement of the Neenah, Wiskonsin [sic] and Rock rivers, the improvement of the haven of Rock River, and the construction of a pier at the northern extremity of Winnebago Lake, issued in the United States Serial Set as Senate Doc. 318, 26th Congress, 1st session, 1840.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:116468
Creation Date: 1839
Creator Name:Stone, William James, 1798-1865
City:
County:
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Map Collection
Genre:Map or Atlas
Original Format Type:prints, photomechanical
Original Format Number:H GX902 1839 CR
Original Dimensions:35 x 21 cm., on sheet 40 x 23 cm.
SUBJECTS
Land
Canals
Michigan, Lake
Mississippi River
Rivers
Wisconsin River (Wis.)
Reporters and reporting

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