Antique Map of Oregon Railroads with Counties and Native Indian Reservations, 1888

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Antique Map of Oregon – Railroads, Indian Reservations & Counties, 1888 This antique engraved map presents the state of Oregon … Read more Antique Map of Oregon – Railroads, Indian Reservations & Counties, 1888 This antique engraved map presents the state of Oregon in 1888, a time when the Pacific Northwest was rapidly expanding under the influence of railroads, agriculture, and settlement. Published by Rand, McNally & Co. in Chicago for their Improved Indexed Business Atlas and Shippers Guide, it provides a detailed view of Oregon’s counties, towns, transportation routes, and natural geography just three decades after statehood in 1859. The map highlights the development of railroads, depicted in red and blue lines. Key routes include the Oregon & California Railroad running south from Portland through the Willamette Valley and the Oregon Railway & Navigation Company line following the Columbia River eastward toward the Idaho border. These routes connected Portland—the economic and shipping center of the state—to interior farming communities and to markets across the United States. See less