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English:
This is a map that shows the location of railroad line in the United States in 1860. The first commercial railroad in the country began construction in 1828 in Baltimore. By 1860, the nation's rail network consisted of over 30,000 miles of rail line.
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| Source | This map is from the book "History of Transportation in the United States before 1860", published in 1917. |
| Author | Prepared under the direction of Balthasar Henry Meyer by Caroline E. MacGill and a staff of collaborators |
The source book was published by the Carnegie Institution in 1917, and can be found here . Maps are near the back of the book.
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