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Plat of the U. States Road from Fond du Lac, by Fox Lake, to the Wiskonsin River
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This map shows a portion of the military road from Fond du Lac to the Wisconsin River near Fort Winnebago, with mile markers, adjacent land use, and bridges. A few prominent features are labeled such as Darling, Lake Winnebago, Doty River, Fox Lake Marsh, Waushara, Duck Creek, Neenah (or Fox) River, Swan Lake, Wisconsin River, and Fort Winnebago. Two cross roads are labeled as "military road to Fort Howard," and "military road to Fort Crawford."
circa 1840
Cram, Thomas Jefferson, 1807?-1883 (cartographer)
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Map of the Neenah or Fox River and of the Proposed Canals From Fond du Lac to Rock River and the Wiskonsin.
1839
This map shows the township and section grid, lakes, rivers, swamps, prairies, roads, and proposed canals in the area of Wisconsin south of Lake Winnebago and east of the Fox River. Portions of the...
Map Showing the Military Road
1925?
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Carte du Pays des Sauvages Renards Depuis la Baye du lac Michigan Jusques a Leur Dernier Village
October 19, 1911
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Petition for building roads planned near Fond du Lac and renaming commissioners
1841
Petitioners request that the roads approved in the 1838 and 1841 legislative sessions be built. They state that the commissioners have "refused and neglected" to carry out this work. One of the pro...
Plat of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
circa 1840-1849
This manuscript map shows a plat of Fond du Lac, on the east side of the Fond du Lac River. It shows lot and block numbers, local streets, and part of Lake Winnebago, and it covers south to Merrill...
Map of a Part of Wisconsin Territory : taken from actual & minute surveys by order of the U.S. government
1837?
This map shows Lake Winnebago and the area south of the Fox River from Green Bay to Sheboygan. The map is oriented with north to the right. It shows Indian reservations (Menominee along the river a...
