Important to all! Bound for the happy lands! Low rates to Arkansas and Missouri via Saint Louis over the popular St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern R'y.

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Map shows birdseye overview of major cities and rivers and the railroad route between St. Louis and Texas through Arkansas, and between St. Louis and points in Mississippi; the Gulf Coast between Galveston and Mobile. Includes panels above and below map with descriptive text and railroad fares. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not indicated.

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1 map : 10 cm. in diameter on sheet 53 x 18 cm.

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St. Louis, Iron Mountain, and Southern Railway Company [1874..1883].

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  • Main Title: Important to all! Bound for the happy lands! Low rates to Arkansas and Missouri via Saint Louis over the popular St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern R'y.
  • Alternate Title: Bound for the Happy Lands.

Description

Map shows birdseye overview of major cities and rivers and the railroad route between St. Louis and Texas through Arkansas, and between St. Louis and points in Mississippi; the Gulf Coast between Galveston and Mobile. Includes panels above and below map with descriptive text and railroad fares. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not indicated.

Physical Description

1 map : 10 cm. in diameter on sheet 53 x 18 cm.

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UT - Arlington copy has stamp, "Texas & Arkansas Maps, guides and Land Circulars...."

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Map Collections from the University of Texas at Arlington

Funded by a National Endowment for the Humanities "We the People" grant, this collection showcases maps from the Gulf Coast region and the greater Southwest.

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  • [1874..1883]

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  • Nov. 16, 2020, 5:41 p.m.

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St. Louis, Iron Mountain, and Southern Railway Company. Important to all! Bound for the happy lands! Low rates to Arkansas and Missouri via Saint Louis over the popular St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern R'y., map, [1874..1883]; St. Louis, Missouri. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth288970/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Texas at Arlington Library.

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