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Exploring an Unbuilt Canal: An 1838 Map of a Proposed Route Between Baltimore and Washington

Explore an unbuilt canal between Baltimore and Washington with this 1838 map. Take a look at the proposed route and learn more about it from the Library of Congress.
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This is a fascinating map from 1838, showing a potential route for a canal between Baltimore and Washington.

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Source: Library of Congress

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This map is Plate No. 25 from a J.H. Colton atlas that we believed was published in 1857. Copyright statement on map: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1855 by J. H. Colton & Co. in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York." On verso: "The District of Columbia", text on three columns.
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