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Railroads in Operation, December, 1840

This map from the 1932 Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States depicts the various railroad lines operating in the United States in 1840.

RAILROADS IN OPERATION, DECEMBER, 1840

About this Document

  • Source: Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States
  • Author: Charles O. Paullin and John K. Wright
  • Publisher: Carnegie Institute of Washington and the American Geographical Society of New York
  • Published: Washington, D. C.
  • Citation: page 138l
  • Date: 1932