A map of the Union in 1857 showing wagon & railroad routes

Yvonnewedgworth

I found this extremely interesting and thought some of you might as well. I found the route and wagon train my great grandparents were on to get to California, then it was New Mexico.

https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~200105~3000083%3ANew-Map-Of-The-Union-?sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No&qvq=q:new%2Bmap%2Bof%2Bthe%2Bunion%2B1857;sort:Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No;lc:RUMSEY~8~1&mi=0&trs=7#

RobertWessel

This is very cool.