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| Page Title | Plat of the Milwaukee and Rock River Canal |
| Author | Lapham, Increase Allen, 1811-1875 |
| Place of Publication | Washington, D.C. |
| Source Publisher | Government Printing Office |
| Source Creation Date | 1838 |
| Language | English
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| Digital Format | JPG |
| Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | © Copyright 2005 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Electronic Publication Date | 2005 |
| Digital Identifier | TP110001 |
| Description | Increase Lapham, secretary of the Milwaukee and Rock River Canal Company, drew this map in 1838 to show the proposed route of a canal that would connect Lake Michigan to the Rock River. It would have gone roughly through Menomonee Falls, Pewaukee, Delafield, and Fort Atkinson, where it would have joined the Rock River. Although the route was surveyed and docks were begun on the Milwaukee end, the canal was never built. See the documentary history of this effort presented elsewhere at Turning Points in Wisconsin History. |
| Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
| Type | Map |
| Recommended Citation | Lapham, Increase Allen. "Plat of the Milwaukee and Rock River Canal." In: Memorial of the president and directors of the Milwaukee and Rock River Canal Company: praying a grant of land in aid of that work, March 6, 1838. (Washington, D.C. : Gov't. Printing Office, 1838). Online facsimile at http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=110 |
| Document Number | TP110 |
| URL | http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=110 |
| Size | 35 x 58 cm. |
| Owner Collection | Rare Pamphlets |
| Owner Object ID | 98- 2764 |
| Series | Senate document (United States. Congress. (25th, 2nd session : 1837-1838). Senate) ; 271 |
| County | Jefferson County
Milwaukee County
Waukesha County
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| City | Fort Atkinson; Milwaukee; Pewaukee |
| State/Province | Wisconsin |
| Sub-Topic | Great Lakes Steamships and Canals
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| Event Date | 1838 |
| Event Years | 1838 |
| Intellectual Life | Maps
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| Topography | Lakes
Landforms
Rivers
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| Transportation | Canals
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