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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Minnesota, 1911
A map from 1911 of Minnesota showing the capital of St. Paul, counties and county seats, major cities and towns, Indian reservations, railroads, lakes, and rivers, including the headwaters of the Mississippi River.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Minnesota, 1920
A map from 1920 of Minnesota showing the capital of St. Paul, counties and county seats, major cities and towns, Indian reservations, railroads, lakes, and rivers, including the headwaters of the Mississippi River.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: New Madrid, 1862
A map of the vicinity of New Madrid and Island Number 2 along the Mississippi River in 1862 during the American Civil War. The map shows Union and Confederate positions, gun boats, batteries, redoubts, and forts, with map notes of...
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Etc: Maps Etc: United States and Confederate States, 1861
A map of the United States and Confederate States in 1861. The map is color-coded to show Free Union States, Slave Union States, Confederate States seceding before April 15, 1861, Confederate States seceding after April 15, 1861,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: United States, 1800
A map of the United States in 1800, color-coded to show the States, Territories, British possessions, and Spanish possessions. The map shows State and Territory boundaries at the time, the disputed territory in northern Massachusetts...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The United States, 1790
A map of the early United States showing the expansion of settlements by 1790. The map is shading-coded to show the area of settlement before 1760, and between 1760 and 1790, including the areas west of the Alleghany Mountains in the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Route of De Soto, 1539 1542
A map of the supposed route of Hernando de Soto's expedition from Tampa Bay (1539) to the Mississippi River, first reached in 1541, and the site of his death in 1542. This map, from 1907, shows a route that has been disputed in later years.
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Etc: Maps Etc: The Western Frontier and Pontiac's Rebellion, 1763
A map of eastern North America and the Northwest Territory in 1763 during Pontiac's Rebellion at the end of the French and Indian Wars. The map shows the general tribal lands east of the Mississippi River of the Ottawa, Potawatomi,...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Forts St. Phillip and Jackson, 1862
A map of Fort St. Philip and Fort Jackson on the Mississippi River south of New Orleans. These forts were a first line of defense for the city during the American Civil War, and in April, 1862, fell to the Union. The map shows the site...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: St. Louis, 1911
A map from 1911 of the vicinity of St. Louis, Missouri, showing major streets and roads, railroads and stations, neighboring cities and towns, parks, and major landmarks. The map shows St. Louis, Missouri, separated by the Mississippi...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The United States, 1830
A map of the United States in 1830 showing the states and territories, the joint-occupation with Britain in Oregon Country, and the British and Spanish possessions at the time. The map shows the westward expansion of the United States,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Grant's Road to Vicksburg, 1863
A map showing Grant's route during the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War (1863). The map shows the Mississippi River, strategic railroads, and Grant's advances through the area toward the seige and capture of Vicksburg.
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Etc: Maps Etc: From New Orleans to the Gulf, 1862
A map of the Mississippi River from New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain to the mouth on the Gulf of Mexico. The map shows the location of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, two Confederate forts essential to the protection of New Orleans,...
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Etc: Maps Etc: New Madrid and Island No. 10, March 1862
A map of the Mississippi River from New Madrid, Missouri, to Tiptonville at the beginning of the Siege of Island Number 10 near New Madrid in 1862 during the American Civil War. The map shows Confederate and Union military positions,...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Proposed Division of Western Lands, 1784
A map of the United States and the Northwest Territory east of the Mississippi River showing the proposed division of western lands 'ceded or to be ceded’ by the states according to the Ordinance of April 23, 1784. Under this proposed...
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Etc: Maps Etc: The Territory of the Thirteen Original States, 1783
A map of the United States at the close of the American Revolutionary War (1783) showing the newly formed States, and their claims to the lands west of the Allegheny Mountains to the Mississippi River.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Freedom and Slavery in the Early United States, 1790
A map of the United States and territories east of the Mississippi River in 1790, showing the areas of freedom and slavery at the time, including the territory of the Northwest, free by the Ordinance of 1787.
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Etc: Maps Etc: The States and Their Land Claims at Close of Revolution, 1783
A map of the United States at the close of the American Revolutionary War showing the newly formed States, and their claims to the lands west of the Allegheny Mountains to the Mississippi River. The map shows the territories jointly...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Plan of New Orleans, 1903
A plan from 1903 of the city of New Orleans, showing roads, the Mississippi River, and important landmarks. Landmarks indicated on the map include the: City Hall, Custom House, Mint, U.S. Courts, U.S. Marine Hospital, St. Louis...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: United States, 1801
A map of the United States in 1801. The map is color-coded to show the States and territory of the United States west to the Mississippi River, the British territories of Upper and Lower Canada, Rupert's Land, and the Bahamas, the French...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: New Orleans, 1901
A city plan from 1901 of New Orleans showing the major streets, neighboring municipalities, and the proximity of Lake Pontchartrain and Mississippi River.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: New Orleans and Vicinity, 1909
A city plan from 1909 of New Orleans showing the major streets, canals, railroads, neighboring municipalities, major landmarks, and the proximity of Lake Pontchartrain and Mississippi River.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Routes to the East From Western Agricultural Regions, 1825
A map from 1825 of the United States from east of the Mississippi River to the Atlantic showing the need for roads to get western produce from the plains across the mountains and to the marketplace in the eastern region.
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Noaa: The Great Usa Flood of 1993
Interesting abstract about the flood that hit the Midwest in 1993, one of the worst floods in United States History. Find out why the flood occurred, the damage, maps of the damage, charts, graphs, and statistics.