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- Mitchell's Map of Michigan, 1850 - This map shows Michigan in 1850, some 13 years after it achieved statehood. Cities were still largely confined to the southern Lower Peninsula. The map also includes major rivers and the state's emerging railroad network. The latter was dominated by the Michigan Central Railroad, running west from Detroit toward Chicago via Ann Arbor, Jackson, Battle Creek, and Kalamazoo.
- 1850
- Collections - Artifact
Mitchell's Map of Michigan, 1850
This map shows Michigan in 1850, some 13 years after it achieved statehood. Cities were still largely confined to the southern Lower Peninsula. The map also includes major rivers and the state's emerging railroad network. The latter was dominated by the Michigan Central Railroad, running west from Detroit toward Chicago via Ann Arbor, Jackson, Battle Creek, and Kalamazoo.
- Mitchell's Map of Michigan, 1835 - This map shows Michigan Territory in 1835, the year it began its campaign for statehood. The process was delayed for two years by a disagreement with Ohio over an area of land referred to as the Toledo Strip. Congress settled the dispute by awarding the strip to Ohio and giving Michigan the western portion of the Upper Peninsula.
- 1835
- Collections - Artifact
Mitchell's Map of Michigan, 1835
This map shows Michigan Territory in 1835, the year it began its campaign for statehood. The process was delayed for two years by a disagreement with Ohio over an area of land referred to as the Toledo Strip. Congress settled the dispute by awarding the strip to Ohio and giving Michigan the western portion of the Upper Peninsula.