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The Matthews-Northrup Up-to-Date Map of Wisconsin : Published Indexed in Vest-Pocket Style
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This map of Wisconsin shows railroads and counties. Wisconsin Central Railway lines are highlighted in red and extends from Minneapolis to Chicago. The map folds into a red cover with advertisements for the Wisconsin Central Railway. The map includes an index and population of counties, cities, villages, post-offices, and stations.
1898 - 1900
Matthews-Northrup Company (cartographer)
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W014GGT
WHi 41365
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circa 1900
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How to see Duluth and Superior on the electric cars of the Duluth Street Railway
1909
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Map of Wisconsin Railways
1892
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Map of Ashland County & part Bayfield Co., Wis., showing Wisconsin Central R.R. lands : corrected to September 1-1898
1898
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