Map showing the New Orleans Mobile Chattanooga Railroad and its connections c 1865 x, Alabama – Antique Wall Map
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This rare antique map captures Map showing the New Orleans Mobile Chattanooga Railroad and its connections c 1865 x, Alabama in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Map showing the New Orleans Mobile Chattanooga Railroad and its connections c 1865 x, Alabama
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Alabama in 1865 was a state emerging from the Civil War, and the railroads that crossed it were often the first things to be rebuilt. The New Orleans, Mobile and Chattanooga Railroad was meant to tie the Gulf Coast ports of Mobile and New Orleans to the interior and to the rail network reaching toward Tennessee, carrying cotton, timber, and other goods that had once moved mainly by river and steamboat. Mobile, the state's chief seaport, had been cut off by the Union blockade for much of the war and was captured in the spring of 1865, so its commerce depended heavily on whether tracks and bridges could be repaired. Across the South, the immediate postwar years brought damaged lines, uncertain finances, and labor shortages, and the reconnection of these routes was closely watched by merchants and planters alike.
| Notes | Bird's-eye view map. |
|---|---|
| Subjects | Panoramic maps--Alabama |
| Original scan | 10,241 × 6,642 px · prints to 34 × 22 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AL-Map showing the New Orleans Mobile Chattanooga Railroad and its connections c1865x |
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