Map or Atlas
Colton's Township Map of the State of Wisconsin
Drawn seven years after Wisconsin entered statehood, this map shows the counties, cities, towns, rivers and lakes in the entire state. The map includes a chart that gives the population for thirty-one counties in 1840 and 1850, as well the number of farms and productive establishments in these respective counties. A smaller chart shows the state’s total population in 1840 and 1850, with a separate white, free black, and slave count. The map has a scale for miles. |
Image ID: | 92439 |
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Creation Date: | 1855 |
Creator Name: | Colton, G. W. |
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State: | Wisconsin |
Collection Name: | Map Collection |
Genre: | Map or Atlas |
Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
Original Format Number: | GX902 1855 C |
Original Dimensions: | 64 x 54 cm., on sheet 75 x 64 cm. |
Great Lakes |
Cities and towns |
Land |
Farms |
Slavery |
Michigan, Lake |
Rivers |
Superior, Lake |
Railroads |
Lakes |
Roads |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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