Yosemite National Park, showing boundaries established by act of Congress : approved Feb. 7, 1905, and lands eliminated therefrom and placed in the Sierra Forest Reservation.

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Map shows township grid, towns, mineral lands, park and county boundaries, existing and proposed roads, existing and proposed trails, suggested patrol stations and military posts, notable physical features. Includes legend and recommendations. Relief shown by shading and spot heights. Scale [1:126,720].

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1 map : col. ; 61 x 68 cm.

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Norris Peters Co. 1905.

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  • Norris Peters Co.
    Publisher Info: (Washington : The Norris Peters Co.)
    Place of Publication: Washington

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Map shows township grid, towns, mineral lands, park and county boundaries, existing and proposed roads, existing and proposed trails, suggested patrol stations and military posts, notable physical features. Includes legend and recommendations. Relief shown by shading and spot heights. Scale [1:126,720].

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1 map : col. ; 61 x 68 cm.

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Text: "Recommended in report of Yosemite Park Commission dated Aug. 31, 1904."

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  • N:38.211748, E:-119.097161, S: 37.467179, W:-119.983815

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Norris Peters Co. Yosemite National Park, showing boundaries established by act of Congress : approved Feb. 7, 1905, and lands eliminated therefrom and placed in the Sierra Forest Reservation., map, 1905; Washington. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth190515/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Texas at Arlington Library.

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