Railway guide for Illinois shewing all the stations with their respective distances by shortest route from Chicago.

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Map shows existing and under-construction railroad lines, "Military Tract" road, and settlements along railway lines. Includes notes, distances along rail lines, and population statistics for Chicago. Scale not given.

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1 map : col. ; 68 x 47 cm.

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Miller & Co. 1854.

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Map shows existing and under-construction railroad lines, "Military Tract" road, and settlements along railway lines. Includes notes, distances along rail lines, and population statistics for Chicago. Scale not given.

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1 map : col. ; 68 x 47 cm.

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  • 1854

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  • N:42.536544, E:-87.351927, S: 36.870454, W:-91.625609

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Miller & Co. Railway guide for Illinois shewing all the stations with their respective distances by shortest route from Chicago., map, 1854; New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth190506/: accessed May 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Texas at Arlington Library.

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