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Maps and Drawings of Green Bay, Wisconsin: Showing Land Ownership and Locations of Houses in the Early Days of Green Bay, sheet 1

Map

This set of maps contains four sheets: "Landownership in the Vicinity of Military Reserve and Fort Howard," "Houses Along the River Road to Green Bay," "Ownership of Lots in Blocks 4 and 8, Corner of Washington St. and Chicago St.," and "Block 1 through 102." The maps show landownership, roads, churches, cemeteries, and rivers.

Date Created:
circa 1910
Creator:
Martin, Deborah Beaumont, 1854-1931 (cartographer)

Publication Information

Creator
Martin, Deborah Beaumont, 1854-1931 (cartographer)
Date Created
circa 1910
Language
English

Physical Description

Format
Map
Extent
1 map
Dimensions
51 x 37 cm or smaller, on sheets 58 x 46 cm or smaller

Collection Information

Digital Collection
Maps and Atlases
Call Number
H GX9029 G79 M
Classification
Archives

Copyright Information

Copyright Status
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder
Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W0142VG
Legacy ID
WHi 121703

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Military Reserve : The Following are the Boundaries of the Lands which Have Been Occupied by the Troops of the U.S. at Fort Howard, Green Bay

Military Reserve : The Following are the Boundaries of the Lands which Have Been Occupied by the Troops of the U.S. at Fort Howard, Green Bay

1829

This photostat of a manuscript map originally drawn in 1829 shows landownership, buildings, including Fort Howard and U.S. sawmill, swamps, public barns and fields, and a brick yard. The right side...

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A Map of the Ousconsin & Fox Rivers

A Map of the Ousconsin & Fox Rivers

1829

This map shows military forts, Indian villages, settler's houses with surnames, trading houses, lodges and encampments, portages, the road to Green Bay, and "dividing ridge between Indians & Whites...

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Manuscript maps
Military Reserve :The Following are the Boundaries of the Lands Which Have Been Occupied by the Troops of the U.S. at Fort Howard, Green Bay

Military Reserve :The Following are the Boundaries of the Lands Which Have Been Occupied by the Troops of the U.S. at Fort Howard, Green Bay

1862

This map shows landownership on a military reserve, private claims, buildings (including Fort Howard and U.S. sawmill), swamps, public barns and fields, and a brick yard. This is a copy of a manusc...

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Map of Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin

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Map of Tank's, Schettler's & Allen's, Sundry Additions to Fort Howard, Wisconsin

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This map of the village of Fort Howard shows the location of planned blocks and lot numbers, street names, sawmill, warehouse, and bridges and docks along the Fox River and canal.

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City of Green Bay, Wisconsin

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1930

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