Description: A map from 1910 of the United States showing the railway network and connecting steamship lines. This map distinguishes the transcontinental railroads and secondary lines, and shows the standardized time zones used in 1910. The clock symbols at the top of the map show local time based on noon London time, and shows the boundaries of the Pacific, Mountain, Central, Eastern, and Colonial time zones.
Place Names: Transportation, New York, Washington D.C., Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, San Diego, Seattle, Richmond, Tampa, steamship, railroad
ISO Topic Categories: boundaries,
transportation,
location,
oceans,
inlandWaters
Keywords: Railroads in United States, transportation, physical, political, kTransportation, physical features, country borders,
major political subdivisions, railroads,
water routes, boundaries,
transportation,
location,
oceans,
inlandWaters, Unknown, 1910
Source: Ralph S. Tarr, B.S., F.G.S.A. and Frank M. McMurry, Ph.D., New Geographies 2nd ed (New York, NY: The Macmillan Company, 1910) 193
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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