Atchison, Kansas, 1869 – Antique Map Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This antique map of Atchison, Kansas, 1869 brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Bird's eye view of the city of Atchison, Atchison Co., Kansas 186[9]
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Atchison, Kansas, 1869
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Atchison, Kansas, in 1869 was a Missouri River town that had grown quickly on the strength of river trade and the steamboats that tied it to St. Louis and points downriver. Founded in 1854 and named for David Rice Atchison, a former U.S. senator from Missouri, it was among the first places in the territory to attract settlers and capital. Its economy rested on the river landing, warehouses, and the flour and grain shipments that moved through it, and rail connections were pushing westward to reshape that trade. Ruger's bird's-eye view from that year shows a town laid out on a bluff above the water, with the streets and buildings that its merchants and boosters wanted outsiders to see.
| Created / published | 1869 |
|---|---|
| Creator | ruger, a., merchant's lithographing company |
| Notes | Bird's-eye view map. |
| Subjects | Panoramic maps--Kansas |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 8,400 × 6,656 px · prints to 28 × 22 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Bird's eye view of the city of Atchison, Atchison Co., Kansas 186[9] |
| Reference | KS-Atchison-1869 |
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