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Notes to accompany Keeler's map of the U.S. territory, from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean : containing authentic information connected with the territories, and the different railroad routes to the Pacific Ocean
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Map of the Territory of the United States from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean
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