003 1846 Railroad Map Featuring Many Northeastern States Rhode Island Connecticut Massachusetts educational Ottawa County Historical Museum

Ottawa County Historical Museum

Hixon Forest came under the ownership of the City as a natural resource based park

the valley began to be known as “Jackson Hole”

when Great Britain and the United States agreed to use an international arbitrator in the dispute

” the Mississippi River is the largest river of North America and the second longest in the United States

003 1846 Railroad Map Featuring Many Northeastern States Rhode Island Connecticut Massachusetts educational Ottawa County Historical MuseumThis 1846 map features several states on the north eastern seaboard. This was a time in our history when towns and cities were springing up in populated areas as expansion and industry took root. However, if you look closely at this map, it appears that much of the topography, and landmarks, are missing. The reason? This is a railroad map. It features well traveled popular routes for plotting and planning rail travel. As such, many of the items that