G. W. Colton's Township Map of the State of Iowa

by George W. Iowa - Colton

$500 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books · No longer available

Colton pocket map of Iowa. Iowa experienced explosive growth during the 1860s, largely as a result of the rapid development of the state's railroad system. At the beginning of the decade, Iowa's few railroads were entirely confined to the eastern one-third of the state. By the time Colton published this fine map in 1869, several lines had pushed to its western border, including the Mississippi & Missouri Railroad, which joined the transcontinental railroad at Council

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