NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY. MAPS AND ATLASES:
An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Northern Pacific Railway Company, creator. | |
| Title: | Maps and Atlases. Northern Pacific Railway Company records. | |
| Dates: | 1853-1984. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: |  Maps,
atlases and related material of the Northern Pacific Railway Company. | |
| Quantity: | Approximately 27.5 cubic feet and 2 drawers. | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
ARRANGEMENT
These documents are organized into the following sections:
| Northern Pacific Railway | ||
| Exploration maps, 1853 | ||
| Atlas: Northern Pacific; Great Northern; and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy lines, 1905 | ||
| Miscellaneous Maps, undated and 1868-1984 | ||
| Railroad systems maps, 1900-1924 | ||
| Standard sectional maps of the Northern Pacific and branch lines, 1891-1920 | ||
| Minnesota, 1885-1890 | ||
| Minnesota, 1902-1914 | ||
| Wisconsin, 1891 | ||
| Washington, undated and 1880 | ||
| Idaho, undated and 1921 | ||
| United States | ||
| United States Pacific Railroad Survey maps, circa 1853-1854 | ||
| United States General Land Office maps, 1876 | ||
| Southern Continental Railroad route, 1867-1868 | ||
| Atlas and Gazetteer of the United States, 1872 | ||
| Centennial map of the United States, 1879 | ||
| Geological map of the United States and territories, 1881 | ||
| State maps showing railroad lines, 1904 | ||
| Colorado: Geological and geographical atlas, 1881 | ||
| Minnesota: Surveys and Plats of properties in Minneapolis, Minnesota, circa 1885 | ||
| Minnesota: Plat book of Ramsey County and Hennepin County, 1898 | ||
| Montana, 1885-1886 | ||
| North Dakota: Department of Agriculture and Labor map, 1908 | ||
| Washington Territory: West of the Cascade Mountains, 1870 | ||
| Canada | ||
| Maps, 1880-1881 | ||
| Mexico | ||
| Mexican National Railway Company map, 1881 | ||
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Maps and Atlases. Northern Pacific Railway Company Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: unknown; 199; 200; 201; 202; 203; 204; 205; 206; 207; 208; 209; 210; 211; 212; 213; 214; 215; 216; 217; 218; 219; 220; 221; 222; 223; 224; 225; 226; 227; 228; 229; 230; 262; 263; 264; 354; 6701; 7313; 7577; 8502; 8512; 8625; 9050; 9051; 9052; 9053; 9054; 9055; 9820; 9821; 9822; 9823; 9824; 9825; 9826; 10,438; 10,440; 10,446; 10,448; 10,449; 10,450; Mss 15,462; Mss 16,926
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 990075400360104294
Work on the Northern Pacific Railway Company records was supported with funds granted by the Northwest Area Foundation, the Grotto Foundation, and the Jerome Foundation.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY
| 100/ov5 Drawer 1 | Exploration maps: | ||||||||||||
| Sketch of the Northern Pacific Railroad Exploration from St. Paul to Fort Union, 1853. | |||||||||||||
| Sketch of the progress of the Northern Pacific Railroad Exploration up to the crossing of the Shayen River, July 4, 1853. | |||||||||||||
| 138.I.2.4 | Atlas: Northern Pacific; Great Northern; and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy lines, 1905. | ||||||||||||
| Atlas of Western, Northwestern, and Middle Western States, showing location of railway lines. Issued by the passenger departments. Received from Property Tax department. | |||||||||||||
| 138.F.9.5 | Miscellaneous Maps: | ||||||||||||
| Includes maps which have been removed from various series of the Northern Pacific records. | |||||||||||||
| Folder 1: | |||||||||||||
| Northern Pacific corporate history map, May 1916. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota railroad map, Northern Pacific, undated, January 1967. | |||||||||||||
| Washington and Northern Idaho railroad map, Northern Pacific, undated. | |||||||||||||
| North Dakota railroad map, showing Northern Pacific lines, undated. | |||||||||||||
| United States, Route of the Vista Dome North Coast Limited and the Mainstreeter, 1956. | |||||||||||||
| Wisconsin to Washington, showing Northern Pacific lines, undated. | |||||||||||||
| Colville and Spokane Indian Reservations, Washington, 1930. | |||||||||||||
| Timber unit map showing areas cut prior to January 1, 1941. | |||||||||||||
| Gallatin Valley, Montana, Northern Pacific, 1911. | |||||||||||||
| Includes some crop yields for 1911. | |||||||||||||
| Folder 2: | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota, showing various railroad lines, published by Northern Pacific, circa 1940. | |||||||||||||
| Montana, showing various railroad lines, published by Northern Pacific, 1966. | |||||||||||||
| Washington, showing various railroad lines, published by Northern Pacific, undated. | |||||||||||||
| Map of the United States showing lines of the Northern Pacific Railway, 1949. | |||||||||||||
| Rolls: | |||||||||||||
| No. 100-9. Map showing composition of various northwestern railroad systems, 1897. | |||||||||||||
| Northern Pacific engineering department. | |||||||||||||
| No. 102-32. Map showing Northern Pacific; Great Northern; Minneapolis, St.P&SSteM Railway and CStPM&O Railway in Minnesota and Wisconsin, 1917. | |||||||||||||
| Northern Pacific engineering department. | |||||||||||||
| Map of Northern Pacific Railway operated lines and proposed extensions, 1899. | |||||||||||||
| Shows Indian, forest and timber, and military reservations. | |||||||||||||
| Land Grant Maps: | |||||||||||||
| No 100-1. Map showing land grant routes on Northern Pacific Railway system, 1924. | |||||||||||||
| Northern Pacific engineering department. | |||||||||||||
| No. 1239-20. Map showing land grant routes of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company in western Washington and northern Oregon, undated. | |||||||||||||
| North Dakota, Map showing land offices and respective areas and the various railroad lines throughout the state, 1909. | |||||||||||||
| Includes some state agricultural data on the reverse side. Published by North Dakota Department of Agriculture and Labor. | |||||||||||||
| 132.I.5.3 | Twin Cities Terminal Area, various railroad lines, revised 1984. | ||||||||||||
| Map showing railroads existing in Minnesota, 1965. | |||||||||||||
| Published by Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse Commission. | |||||||||||||
| Map of United States showing Northern Pacific and connections, 1913. | |||||||||||||
| Map of United States showing Northern Pacific original track laying record, 1868-1928, 1945. | |||||||||||||
| 132.I.5.6 | Map of the Country from Lake Superior to the Pacific Ocean From the Latest Explorations and Surveys, To Accompany the Report of the New York Chamber of Commerce, April 1868, Negative photostat on mylar, 24 x 45 in. | ||||||||||||
| 100/ov5 Drawer 1 | Railroad systems maps. 4 items: | ||||||||||||
| Northern Pacific Railway system, 1900. | |||||||||||||
| Northern Pacific; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Spokane, Portland, & Seattle; Spokane & Inland Empire and Colorado & Southern systems, 1918. | |||||||||||||
| Northern Pacific; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Spokane, Portland & Seattle, and Colorado & Southern systems, 1921. | |||||||||||||
| Northern Pacific; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Spokane, Portland & Seattle and Colorado & Southern systems, 1924. | |||||||||||||
| 138.E.9.2 | Standard sectional maps of the Northern Pacific and branch lines: | ||||||||||||
| Volume 1, circa 1891. | |||||||||||||
| 138.E.9.3 | Volume 2, 1896. | ||||||||||||
| 138.E.9.4 | Volume 3, circa 1909. | ||||||||||||
| 138.E.9.5 | Volume 4, 1917. | ||||||||||||
| 138.E.9.6 | Volume 5, 1920. | ||||||||||||
| 138.I.2.4 | Minnesota: | ||||||||||||
| Received from Property Tax department. | |||||||||||||
| Volume 1, Duluth, Plat book, undated. | |||||||||||||
| Volume 2, Duluth, Roe's atlas of the city of Duluth and vicinity, 1890. | |||||||||||||
| Volume 3, Minneapolis, Surveys and plats of properties in Minneapolis, 1885. | |||||||||||||
| G. M. Hopkins, publisher. | |||||||||||||
| Volume 4, St. Paul, Curtice's Standard Atlas, 1887. | |||||||||||||
| D. L. Curtice, publisher. | |||||||||||||
| 138.E.9.7 | Minnesota: | ||||||||||||
| Volume 1, Record book of maps filed with Assistant Secretary: | |||||||||||||
| St. Paul Division: Proposed line change between milepost 79 and 87, 1910. | |||||||||||||
| Red River and Winnipeg Branch: Proposed change near Twin Valley, Minnesota, 1909. | |||||||||||||
| Revised to 1914. | |||||||||||||
| Proposed Minneapolis-Northtown Junction line to other lines in vicinity, 1909. | |||||||||||||
| Lake Superior Division: Cuyuna Northern Branch: Location of trackage to serve Croft Shaft of Merrimac Mining Company, Crosby, Minnesota, 1914. | |||||||||||||
| Volume 2, Minnesota and International Railway Company maps filed with Secretary: | |||||||||||||
| Bullhead Lake Logging Spur, 1902. | |||||||||||||
| Proposed line from Leaks to main line at West Brainerd, 1913. | |||||||||||||
| 138.I.2.4 | Wisconsin: Atlas of the city of Superior, Wisconsin and vicinity, 1891. | ||||||||||||
| F. B. Roe, publisher. | |||||||||||||
| 132.I.4.4 | Washington: | ||||||||||||
| Washington, 1880. | |||||||||||||
| Includes report of I. W. Smith, 1880, showing the locations of different passes in the Cascade Mountains. | |||||||||||||
| 138.I.6.5 | G-7. Idaho & Wash. Nor. Railway (Metaline Falls to Ione), undated. 1 map : blueprint. | ||||||||||||
| Idaho: | |||||||||||||
| Northern Pacific Railway Company's first addition to the city of Wallace, Shoshone County, Idaho, 1922. 1 map : blueprint. | |||||||||||||
| [Partial box, double-oversize] | |||||||||||||
| Roll | |||||||||||||
| 132.I.5.6 | 1 | L-12. Map of Wallace, Idaho, 1898. 1 map : mounted on cloth. | |||||||||||
| May be part of Coeur d'Alene Railway and Navigation Company. | |||||||||||||
UNITED STATES
| 100/ov5 Drawer 2 | United States Pacific Railroad Survey maps: | ||||||||||||
| Related material: Henry Villard Bound Volumes of "U.S. Explorations West of the Mississippi" listed in the Northern Pacific Secretary, Printed Materials. Volumes 109-121 of Villard's numbered series are a 13-volume set of printed reports of the 1853-1854 Pacific Railroad surveys. Villard volumes 120 and 121 contain the Isaac Stevens report on surveys of the proposed Northern Pacific line (47th and 49th parallels). M254: Microfilm copy of the U.S. Department of the Interior correspondence of the Office of Explorations and Surveys concerning Stevens' survey. | |||||||||||||
| Folder 1: Stevens, Isaac I. Preliminary Sketch of the Northern Pacific Railroad Exploration and Survey, 1853-1854. 3 maps. | |||||||||||||
| Map made by I. I. Stevens, Governor of Washington Territory, covering the northern route, St. Paul, Minnesota, to Puget Sound. | |||||||||||||
| Folder 2: Miscellaneous Pacific Railroad survey maps from outside the Northern Pacific area, 11 maps. | |||||||||||||
| United States General Land Office maps: | |||||||||||||
| Maps published by the United States General Land Office for states on the line of the Northern Pacific railroad. | |||||||||||||
| Related material: United States General Land Office printed annual reports, 1867-1881, in the Northern Pacific, Secretary, Northern Pacific Library series. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota. | |||||||||||||
| Dakota Territory. | |||||||||||||
| Montana Territory. | |||||||||||||
| Idaho Territory. | |||||||||||||
| Washington Territory. | |||||||||||||
| Oregon. | |||||||||||||
| 138.C.11.3 | Southern Continental Railroad route, 1867-1868. | ||||||||||||
| Includes a general view of recent surveys of the Kansas Pacific Railway Company across the continent, made under General William J. Palmer. | |||||||||||||
| Atlas and Gazetteer of the United States, 1872. 1 volume. | |||||||||||||
| Includes: Alabama, Arkansas and part of Indian Territory, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ontario (partial), Pennsylvania, Quebec (partial), Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia. | |||||||||||||
| 138.E.9.8 | Centennial map of the United States, 1879. 1 volume. | ||||||||||||
| 138.E.10.1 | Geological map of the United States and territories, 1881. | ||||||||||||
| Compiled by C. H. Hitchcock, New York. | |||||||||||||
| 137.K.7.3B | State maps showing railroad lines, 1904. 46 volumes: | ||||||||||||
| Alabama. | |||||||||||||
| Arizona. | |||||||||||||
| Arkansas. | |||||||||||||
| California. | |||||||||||||
| Colorado. | |||||||||||||
| Connecticut and Rhode Island. | |||||||||||||
| Florida. | |||||||||||||
| Georgia. | |||||||||||||
| Idaho. | |||||||||||||
| Illinois. | |||||||||||||
| Indiana. | |||||||||||||
| Iowa. | |||||||||||||
| Kansas. | |||||||||||||
| Kentucky. | |||||||||||||
| Louisiana. | |||||||||||||
| Maine. | |||||||||||||
| Massachusetts. | |||||||||||||
| Maryland and Delaware. | |||||||||||||
| Michigan. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota. | |||||||||||||
| Mississippi. | |||||||||||||
| Missouri. | |||||||||||||
| Montana. | |||||||||||||
| Nebraska. | |||||||||||||
| Nevada. | |||||||||||||
| New Hampshire. | |||||||||||||
| New Jersey. | |||||||||||||
| New Mexico. | |||||||||||||
| New York. | |||||||||||||
| North Carolina. | |||||||||||||
| North Dakota. | |||||||||||||
| Ohio. | |||||||||||||
| Oklahoma and Indian Territory. | |||||||||||||
| Oregon. | |||||||||||||
| Pennsylvania. | |||||||||||||
| South Carolina. | |||||||||||||
| South Dakota. | |||||||||||||
| Tennessee. | |||||||||||||
| Texas. | |||||||||||||
| Utah. | |||||||||||||
| Vermont. | |||||||||||||
| Virginia. | |||||||||||||
| Washington. | |||||||||||||
| West Virginia. | |||||||||||||
| Wyoming. | |||||||||||||
| 138.E.10.1 | Colorado: Geological and geographical atlas, 1881. 1 volume. | ||||||||||||
| F. V. Hayden. | |||||||||||||
| 138.C.11.3 | Minnesota: Surveys and Plats of properties in Minneapolis, Minnesota, circa 1885. 1 volume. | ||||||||||||
| Minnesota: Plat book of Ramsey County and Hennepin County, 1898. 1 volume. | |||||||||||||
| 137.K.7.4F | Montana: | ||||||||||||
| Volume 5, Map of mining claims, Butte, Montana, 1885. | |||||||||||||
| Volume 6, Official map of the Territory of Montana, 1886. | |||||||||||||
| William P. Snow. | |||||||||||||
| North Dakota: Department of Agriculture and Labor map, 1908. | |||||||||||||
| Includes railroads, creameries, and coal lands. | |||||||||||||
| Washington Territory: West of the Cascade Mountains, 1870. 1 volume. | |||||||||||||
| Chas. A. White. | |||||||||||||
CANADA
| 137.K.7.4F | Volume 1, Part of Northwest Territory including Province of Manitoba and District of Kewaydin, 1880. | ||||||||||||
| Volume 2, Manitoba, Dominion Lands surveyed and lands disposed of, 1881. | |||||||||||||
| Volume 3, General map of part of the Northwest Territory and of Manitoba; and land surveys, Northwest Territory and Manitoba, November 1, 1881 and December 31, 1881. | |||||||||||||
MEXICO
| 137.K.7.4F | Mexican National Railway Company map, 1881. 1 volume. | ||||||||||||
| Compiled by the Mexican National Railway Company. | |||||||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Railroads -- Northwestern States -- Maps.
- Organizations:
- Northern Pacific Railway Company.
- Document Types:
- Maps.
- Atlases.
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