Northern Pacific Railroad Co. Map, 1870<br>New 7-30 gold loan of the Northern Pacific Railroad Co : secured by first mortgage on railroad and land grant.
Title
Northern Pacific Railroad Co. Map, 1870<br>New 7-30 gold loan of the Northern Pacific Railroad Co : secured by first mortgage on railroad and land grant.
Subject
Railroads -- Finance<br>Railroads -- Maps<br>Northern Pacific Railroad Company<br>Washington Territory
Description
1 broadside : map (on verso) ; 26 x 44 cm.<br>View broadside text: http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/zoom/zoom.php?map=wsu204 <br>This map is drawn from an advertisement by the Northern Pacific for the sale of bonds to finance the construction of its transcontinental route. After beginning their fundraising efforts in the summer of 1870, approximately thirty million dollars in bonds had been sold by the end of 1871, which at the time seemed, wrongly, as it turned out, enough to allow for an early completion of the railroad. <br>The projected routes on the map are very approximate. The route along the Columbia River was intended as the main line of the railroad, with the northern line across the Cascades a mere branch.
Creator
Northern Pacific Railroad Company.
Source
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, WSU Libraries
Date
1870
Contributor
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Rights
Contact Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, for copyright information 509 335-6691
Relation
Is part of New 7-30 gold loan of the Northern Pacific Railroad Co : secured by first mortgage on railroad and land grant.
Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Type
Maps
Identifier
WSU 203<br>HE2791.N855 C6 187-?
Coverage
United States
Collection
Citation
Northern Pacific Railroad Company., “Northern Pacific Railroad Co. Map, 1870<br>New 7-30 gold loan of the Northern Pacific Railroad Co : secured by first mortgage on railroad and land grant.,” Digital Exhibits, accessed December 28, 2024, http://digitalexhibits.libraries.wsu.edu/items/show/1743.