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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Texas, 1898
A map from 1898 of Texas showing the capital at Austin City, principal cities and towns, railroads, rivers, and coastal features. "Lone Star State. Origin of name not definitely known; supposed by some to have been name of Indian tribe....
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Ontario, 1914
A map from 1914 of the province of Ontario with an inset map of the western part of the province. The map shows the Canadian capital of Ottawa, the province capital of Toronto, county boundaries, major cities and towns, railways with...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: South America, 1898
A map of South America in 1898. The map shows capitals and major cities, railroads, terrain, rivers, and coastal features, and includes an insert map of the Isthmus of Panama. "The chief industries in South America are herding,...
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Etc: Maps Etc: United and Central Provinces of India, 1912
A map from 1912 of the British provinces of Bengal, Assam, Bihar and Orissa, Central India and the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh at the time. The map also shows the countries of Nepal and Bhutan, and the Indian state of Sikkim. The...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies, 1906
A map from 1906 of Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies showing the political boundaries at the time, capitals and major cities, mountain systems, coastal features, and islands of the region. An inset map shows the entire North...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Oregon, 1904
A map from 1904 of Oregon showing the capital of Salem, principal cities and towns, railroads, stage lines, mountains, rivers, and coastal features. "Oregon - Organized as a Territory in 1848; became a state in 1859. Area, 96,030 square...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Western Canada, 1916
A map from 1916 of western Canada (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba) from the Pacific coastline east to the Ontario border, and from approximately latitude 60 degrees North to the International boundary with the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Mexico and Central America, 1910
A map from 1910 of Mexico and Central America showing political boundaries at the time, capitals and major cities, rivers, terrain and coastal features, reefs, and neighboring islands (Cuba and Jamaica). A map note shows the Panama Canal...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Porto Rico, 1906
A map from 1906 of Porto Rico (Puerto Rico) with inset maps detailing the Danish West Indies (St. Thomas and St. John) and British Virgin Islands, Santa Cruz (St. Croix), and the islands of Culebra and Crab Island (Isla de Vieques). The...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Philippine Islands , 1906
A map from 1906 of the Philippine Islands, showing the province boundaries at the time, the capital in Manila and other major cities, railways, terrain, rivers, and coastal features of the island group. The map includes an inset of the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: West Indies, 1920
A map from 1920 of the Greater and Lesser Antilles, and the Bahama Island group, showing capitals, major cities, towns and ports, railroads, steamship routes, submarine telegraph routes, terrain, and coastal features. The foreign...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North America, 1921
A map from 1921 of North America, Central America, Greenland, and the Caribbean showing political borders, capitals and major cities, railroads, canals, mountain systems, lakes, rivers, islands, and coastal features of the region. An...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North America, 1910
A map from 1910 of North America showing the Dominion of Canada, Greenland, the United States, Mexico, Guatemala, British Honduras (Belize), San Salvador (El Salvador), Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, and the islands of the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Washington d.c., 1921
A city plan from 1921 of Washington D.C., "the capital of the United States of America, named for the first President of the republic, and located on a site chosen by him." - Foster, 1921. This map also shows the location of city's...
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States and Capitals of the u.s.
A free software program to help students learn the states and capitals of the United States. Works on Windows. Click on "Download U.S. Map Puzzle" to receive instructions to install game and actual download link.
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Texas Instruments: Navigating the Usa With the Coordinate Plane
The students will be plotting points on the United States Map. This background and activity could be used and/or modified to fit any social studies class. Students could explore topics ranging from graphing coordinates in pre-algebra to...