Federal Land Grants to Railroads, 1871
CANADA
Washington
Territory
Lake
Superior
Montana
Territory
MN
Idaho
Territory
Wyoming
Territory
Dakota
Territory
NE
NV
MI
Colorado
Territory
MO
DE
OH
O hio R .
MD
WV
VA
TN
AR
MS
de
ran
oG
MEXICO
GA
AL
LA
FL
N
Gulf of Mexico
Area forfeited by railroads
Source: Data from Robert A. Divine, T. H. Breen, et al. America Past and Present, 6th ed. New York: Longman, 2000, 522.
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OCEAN
SC
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Land reserved for grants to railroads
Approximate area of land actually
received by railroads
NC
New Mexico
Territory
TX
NJ
KY
sissippi R.
Mis
PACIFIC
OCEAN
Indian
Territory
MA
CT
PA
KS
Arizona
Territory
NH
rie
La
IN
IL
NY
E
ke
IA
Utah
Territory
CA
Lake Michigan
OR
VT
Lake
Ontario
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400 miles
400 km