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Date: 11 Jun 2005 07:20:25 -0600

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Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Minnesota

http://www.historic-atlas-series.com/mn_map/mn_index.html

The abridged Atlas CD contains high resolution (400 dpi) scanned images of vintage 19th century Minnesota maps that are presented in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). All of the 1874 Minnesota county maps are included on this CD, as are 49 city and village plat maps from this period.

Other city and village maps included on this CD: Albert Lea, Anoka, Austin, Blue Earth City, Brainerd, Brownsville, Caledonia, Carver, Chaska, Chatfield, Clencoe, Cleveland, Dodge Center, Duluth, East Janesville, Faribault, Hastings, Henderson, Kasson, Lake City, Lanesboro, Le Sueur, Litchfield, Mankato, Mantorville, Minneapolis, New Auburn, New Ulm, Northfield, Owatonna, Preston, Red Wing, Rochester, Rushford, Sauk Centre, Sauk Rapids, Shakopee, Spring Valley, St. Cloud, St. Paul, St. Peter, Stillwater, Wabasha, Waseca, Wells, Wilton, Willmar, Winona and Winnebago City.

Both the county and city maps include many larger property owners and...

Each atlas includes the following 19th century features:

* roads, railroads and canals
* cities, towns and villages
* post offices and government sites
* one-room schoolhouses, churches and cemeteries
* rivers, streams and ferries
* race tracks, fair grounds and picnic groves
* industrial sites, furnaces and mills
* early homesteads and farms
-and much, much more

The abridged Illustrated Historical Atlas of Minnesota may be an invaluable aid to Genealogists, Historians and researchers in search of 19th century Minnesota places and place names. These early maps often contain many places that no longer exist or that have been obscured over time; the location of churches and cemeteries may assist genealogical researchers interested in locating the last resting places of ancestors.

Also available on eBay:

http://stores.ebay.com/Historic-Atlas-Series-by-HAR?refid=store

Best Regards,

Rich Green
Historic Atlas Series
http://www.historic-atlas-series.com

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