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Experimental survey for the Eastern Shore Rail Road, Maryland, drawn by W. H. Emory & J. McClelland Asst. Civ. Engs., made under the direction of James Kearney.
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Experimental survey for the Eastern Shore Rail Road, Maryland, drawn by W. H. Emory & J. McClelland Asst. Civ. Engs., made under the direction of James Kearney.

Survey map along route of line covering strip of land in Maryland from Elk Landing to Tangier Sound. Shows streams, fields, land owners, roads, and the "lines run with compass & level, Lines run with compass." The line was chartered in 1853, organized in 1859, and the first section of road completed in 1860.

Date
1853
Mapmaker / publisher
Emory, William H. (William Hemsley); Mcclelland, J.; Kearney, James; Eastern Shore Railroad; Emory, William H
Place
Maryland
Archive
Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
Type
map
Original size
18,221 × 5,866 pixels

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Reason: its maker died more than 100 years ago.

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"Experimental survey for the Eastern Shore Rail Road, Maryland, drawn by W. H. Emory & J. McClelland Asst. Civ. Engs., made under the direction of James Kearney." (1853). Emory, William H. (William Hemsley); Mcclelland, J.; Kearney, James; Eastern Shore Railroad; Emory, William H. Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Experimental_survey_for_the_Eastern_Shore_Rail_Road,_Maryland,_drawn_by_W._H._Emory_%26_J._McClelland_Asst._Civ._Engs.,_made_under_the_direction_of_James_Kearney._LOC_98688654.jpg

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