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Cornell University Lands in Wisconsin for Sale
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Map of northern Wisconsin showing the lands owned by Cornell University (shaded portions) in 1877. The map depicts the lakes, river systems, towns, and the West Wisconsin, Chippewa Falls & West, Wisconsin Valley, and Wisconsin Central Rail Road lines.
1877
Milwaukee Lith. & Engr. Co.
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W014BQ0
WHi 77162
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Map Showing Cornell University Lands in Wisconsin for Sale
1877
This map shows the lands in northern Wisconsin owned by Cornell University that were for sale in 1877. It also shows rivers, railroads, waterfalls, and the Lac Courte Oreilles, Bad River, and Lac d...
Map of Wisconsin for the Legislative Manual
1879
A map of Wisconsin showing counties (outlined in red), county seats, cities over 3,000 inhabitants, Lake Michigan steamship routes, railroads completed and projected, rivers, and lakes. The map als...
Map of Wisconsin prepared for the Legislative Manual from official records
1873
This map of Wisconsin shows counties (outlined in red), county seats, cities with populations over 3,000, and congressional districts (outlined in blue). The map also includes rivers, lakes, railro...
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
1896
Map showing the Wisconsin Central Railroad and its land grant, with the railroad and the land grant in color (red).
Map of Ashland County & part Bayfield Co., Wis., showing Wisconsin Central R.R. Lands corrected to February 15th 1900
1900
This 1900 map shows the township and range system, sections, cities and villages, railroads, roads, vacant land and land sold by the Wisconsin Central Railroad, settlers houses, schools, churches, ...
