[Map of the Overland Route of the Camels in the U.S. 1857-1858]
Description:
Reproduction of a map showing the route of the U.S. Army camel train (under the direction of Lieutenant E. F. Beale) surveying for a wagon route from Texas to California along the 35th Parallel to test the feasibility of using camels as military pack animals. The map has annotations and shows the relationship to U. S. Route 66.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981
Item Type:
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Partner:
Bryan Wildenthal Memorial Library (Archives of the Big Bend)