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Plat of the Milwaukee and Rock River Canal
Map
This map shows the proposed route of the Milwaukee and Rock River Canal from Fort Atkinson on the Rock River in the west to the city of Milwaukee and Lake Michigan in the west. It shows townships and ranges, sections for portions of Jefferson and Milwaukee counties, as well as identifying a number of rivers, lakes, and streams, some of which include Branch, Fox/Pishtaka rivers, Johnson's run, and Oak and Kinickinic creeks. In addition, the map provides a profile showing the elevation of the canal's route above the level of Lake Michigan.
1838
Lapham, Increase Allen, 1811-1875 (cartographer)
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Map of the Milwaukee and Rock River Canal
1837?
A pen and ink on tracing paper, hand-drawn and colored map the proposed route of the Milwaukee and Rock River Canal, ranging from the Rock River in the west to Lake Michigan in the east. The map al...
Milwaukee and Rock River Canal
1837
Map of the proposed route of the Milwaukee and Rock River Canal.
Map of Milwaukee County, Wis.
circa 1837
This map shows the proposed Rock River Canal through Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties. It also shows townships, roads, hydrography, and sold land.
Milwaukee-Madison Canoe Route Via West Bend-Allenton, Kettle Moraine Portage
1940
This map shows a canoe route from Madison to Milwaukee, with total mileage of 237 miles. The map also shows the "proposed 1837 route of Milwaukee-Rock River Canal approved by Congress."
Wisconsin, Milwaukee land district shewing the location of the canal and canal reservation
1840?
This hand-colored map shows the township and section grid in southeastern Wisconsin, covering the area west to Sugar River and Four Lakes region and north to Lake Winnebago. Rivers, lakes, prairies...
Petition for a canal connecting the Milwaukee, Rock, and Bark Rivers
1836
Petitioners request a canal connecting the navigable waters of the Milwaukee River to that of the Rock and Bark rivers. They note the need to move the "heavy commodities of the country" along such ...
