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Milwaukee and Rock River Canal

Map

Map of the proposed route of the Milwaukee and Rock River Canal.

Date Created:
1837
Creator:
Lapham, Increase Allen, 1811-1875

Publication Information

Creator Lapham, Increase Allen, 1811-1875
Date Created 1837

Physical Description

Format Map
Dimensions 17 x 61 cm

Collection Information

Digital Collection Maps and Atlases
Call Number H GX9028 M662 1837 LA

Copyright Information

Copyright Status NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W01431G
Legacy ID
WHi 53818

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Manuscript maps
Map of the Milwaukee and Rock River Canal

Map of the Milwaukee and Rock River Canal

1837?

A pen and ink on tracing paper, hand-drawn and colored map the proposed route of the Milwaukee and Rock River Canal, ranging from the Rock River in the west to Lake Michigan in the east. The map al...

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Maps
Map of Milwaukee County, Wis.

Map of Milwaukee County, Wis.

circa 1837

This map shows the proposed Rock River Canal through Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties. It also shows townships, roads, hydrography, and sold land.

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Maps
Plat of the Milwaukee and Rock River Canal

Plat of the Milwaukee and Rock River Canal

1838

This map shows the proposed route of the Milwaukee and Rock River Canal from Fort Atkinson on the Rock River in the west to the city of Milwaukee and Lake Michigan in the west. It shows townships a...

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Manuscript maps
Milwaukee & Waukesha R.R. : sketch showing proposed routes from Milwaukee River to lime quarry at Milwaukee, Wis.

Milwaukee & Waukesha R.R. : sketch showing proposed routes from Milwaukee River to lime quarry at Milwaukee, Wis.

May 31, 1849

A hand-drawn map of showing two proposed railroad routes from the Milwaukee River to Moody's Lime Quarry in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The map includes the routes' relative location to Grand and Nationa...

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Maps
Plan of the Canal Termination on Portsmouth Point

Plan of the Canal Termination on Portsmouth Point

1833

Increase Lapham's plan for the canal terminus on Portsmouth Point at the confluence of the Scioto and Ohio Rivers.

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Maps
Map of  Neenah or Fox River

Map of Neenah or Fox River

1839

Map of a canal route to avoid the principal rapids of the Neenah or Fox River between Lake Winnebago and Green Bay.

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