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Explorations in California of Railroad Routes by Lt. Williamson, 1853 [130133]

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Explorations in California of Railroad Routes by Lt. Williamson, 1853 [130133]
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This is a very, very early work on creating a Southern transcontinental railroad route. In the early 1850s, three routes were under consideration from the United States Government for a transcontinental route: southern (this route), central (the final route chosen) and northern. There was a great deal of interest in a Southern route, which would soon lose its support with the threat of a Southern secession. Fold-out maps are attached and in good condition. Plates for plant identification also intact. Plates with sketches of the route are priceless: Los Angeles when hardly a village, Tejon Pass, the Great Basin, ancient lakes. Some discoloration with age. Binding is starting to separate, but all pages are firmly attached. 1853 / 1855. Approved by Secretary of War Jefferson Davis. Would this have changed the Civil War, if this route were chosen?

Date: 1853
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