Map showing the line of the New Orleans Mobile and Chattanooga Railroad and also the chief agricultural and mineral districts of the state of Alabama – Historic Map Reproduction
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A window into the past: Map showing the line of the New Orleans Mobile and Chattanooga Railroad and also the chief agricultural and mineral districts of the state of Alabama, preserved in this antique map. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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Map showing the line of the New Orleans Mobile and Chattanooga Railroad and also the chief agricultural and mineral districts of the state of Alabama
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Few maps of the period so plainly tie a railway to the land it was meant to open. This 1867 sheet traces the New Orleans, Mobile and Chattanooga line across Alabama alongside the state's farming and mining regions. The year matters: the Civil War had damaged many Southern rail lines, and rebuilding them was tied to hopes of reviving cotton and bringing northern Alabama's coal and iron deposits to market. Comparing the route with the shaded districts shows how planners expected the railroad to carry crops and ore to the Gulf port at Mobile.
| Created / published | 1867 |
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| Original scan | 3,000 × 3,198 px · prints to 10 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | Map showing the line of the New Orleans Mobile and Chattanooga Railroad and also the chief agricultural and mineral districts of the state of Alabama 1867 |
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