Maps, [185-]-1920 (bulk 1881-1916).

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Maps, [185-]-1920 (bulk 1881-1916).

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U.S. government and military road survey maps (1850s), maps of proposed railroad construction, and miscellaneous maps filed with the secretary of state. Numbered from 1 to 253, although file is incomplete. Missing nos. 15, 33, 34, 36, 37, 42, 48, 72, 77, 126, 181, 215-249.

4.5 cu. ft.

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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Minnesota. Secretary of State

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The Office of Surveyor General of Minnesota, established by Act of Congress of March 3, 1857, was responsible for conducting the original government survey of the public domain in the territory and state of Minnesota. The earliest surveys of land in Minnesota were conducted under the jurisdiction of the Surveyor General of Iowa and Wisconsin, headquartered at Dubuque, Iowa. These surveys, completed between 1848 and May 1857, were primarily on land located between the St. Croix and Mississippi ri...