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Manuscript maps

Part of Town of Somers, Kenosha Co., Wis.

Map

This 1836 manuscript map shows the sections, windfalls, marshes, streams, prairies, acreages, and former mouth of the Pike River in what is now the eastern portion of the Town of Somers and the northern part of the city of Kenosha in Kenosha County, Wisconsin.

Date Created:
October 19, 1836

Publication Information

Date Created October 19, 1836
Language English

Physical Description

Format Map
Extent 1 map
Dimensions 33 x 16 cm, on sheet 41 x 16 cm
Scale [circa 1:31,680]

Collection Information

Digital Collection Maps and Atlases
Call Number H GX9028 S69 1836 P
Catalog Record https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/9910103387702121

Copyright Information

Copyright Status NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W014AY5
Legacy ID
WHi 97068

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