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Map of the state of Wisconsin showing the Wisconsin Central Railroad and its land grant
Map
This map shows the Wisconsin Central Railroad lines in Wisconsin, northern Illinois, eastern Minnesota, and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The area of the map shaded in red shows the railroad's land grants, from Ashland in the north to Colby in the south. County and state borders are outlined in thinner red lines. The map appeared in an 1898 handbook of Wisconsin Central Railroad lands.
circa 1896
Wisconsin Central Railroad Company (1871-1899) (issuing body)
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WHi 89616
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Map of the State of Wisconsin Showing the Wisconsin Central Railroad and its Land Grant
1896
This map of Wisconsin shows the railroad routes of the Wisconsin Central Railroad and its land grant, highlighted in red. County boundaries are also outlined in red. Towns, cities, lakes, rivers, L...
Map of the state of Wisconsin showing the Wisconsin Central Railroad and its land grant
circa 1896
Much of the Wisconsin Central's right of way was built over land obtained through a federal land grant, the only such grant in Wisconsin. The railroad sold most of the grant to settlers. Along with...
Map of Wisconsin, 1881, showing land grant limits, Wisconsin Central Railroad
1881
This brochure with a map of Wisconsin also includes information (in English, German, Norwegian, and Swedish) promoting settlement in the state. Text touches on Wisconsin's timber, farming, schools,...
Map of Ashland County & part Bayfield Co., Wis., showing Wisconsin Central R.R. lands : corrected to September 1-1898
1898
This 1898 map shows the township and range grid, section lines, cities and villages, railroads, roads, vacant land and land sold by the Wisconsin Central Railroad, including land sold in the last t...
Map of Ashland County & part Bayfield Co., Wis., showing Wisconsin Central R.R. lands : corrected to March 1-1896
March 1, 1896
This 1896 map shows the township and range system, sections, cities and villages, railroads, roads, vacant land and land sold by the Wisconsin Central Railroad, schools, churches, saw mills, and la...
Railroad Map of Wisconsin
1882
The official railroad map of Wisconsin shows railroad lines and projected railroads throughout the state. It also shows counties, rivers, and lakes, and it extends into parts of neighboring states.
