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Sunday, December 04, 2011

USGS Contour Maps

From: jimvincent1@yahoo.com

Can I get a topographic map of the first transcontinental railroad with latitude and longitude marks?

posted from CPRR Discussion Group at 5:18 AM

2 Comments:

Blogger CPRR Discussion Group said...

See,

USGS 1916 Bulletin 612

USGS Sierra Nevada Historic Maps

USGS California Historic Topo Maps

Online Topographic Maps

12/04/2011 5:29 AM  
Blogger CPRR Discussion Group said...

Also see, Contour Map, Central Pacific Railroad from Summit Valley to the Truckee River
by Samuel Montague and Lewis M. Clement.
From Vose, Manual for Railroad Engineers,1883
.

12/04/2011 5:35 AM  

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