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Map - Asher & Adams, Wisconsin, 1872
This is an 1872 map of Wisconsin from an Asher & Adams Atlas. The map is notably one of the earliest to depict Schleisingerville, Wisconsin (now known as Slinger), a town founded by Baruch Schleisinger Weil. The map shows various geographical features, counties, and railroad lines, with Schleisingerville located northwest of Milwaukee in Washington County along a railroad. The map uses different colors to delineate areas, indicating an attention to detail typical of cartography from the period. A legend in the bottom left corner identifies "ASHER & ADAMS WISCONSIN." **3.
Associated People/Businesses
- Baruch Schleisinger Weil (Founder of Schleisingerville, Wisconsin)
- Weil, Baruch Schleisinger
Geography
No geographic information available.
Subjects
- Map
- Wisconsin
- Cartography
- Geography
- Railroads
- Schleisingerville
- Slinger
- Jewish history
- 19th Century
- Baruch Schleisinger Weil
Physical Location
Arc.MS.56, Oversize Box 7, Folder 1