tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108382665458119460.post4621381303999450183..comments2024-03-22T22:30:30.297-04:00Comments on USMRR Aquia Line and other Model Railroad Adventures: A Civil War Railroad Road ShowBerniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14041125155303909803noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108382665458119460.post-13570656781889542032016-09-07T20:11:39.737-04:002016-09-07T20:11:39.737-04:00The link to the very high-resolution version of th...The link to the very high-resolution version of that historic map seems to no longer work. Any idea where I could find a copy? I'd like to use it in a project I'm working on.<br />Thanks!<br />Davidrrsoundshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04077116393343257824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108382665458119460.post-86978350528027558612011-10-03T22:48:57.710-04:002011-10-03T22:48:57.710-04:00That map was drawn by Merrick in 1865 and is avail...That map was drawn by Merrick in 1865 and is available at the US NARA web site. Here is the citation. <br /><br /> Map of the Washington and Alexandria Railroad and its Connections with the Baltimore and Ohio, Loudon and Hampshire, and Orange and Alexandria Railroads. Compiled and Drawn at the Office of Chief Engineer and General Superintendent, U. S. Mil. R. Rds. of Va., Alexandria, Va., May 1865, By W. M. Merrick, Draughtsman., 05/1865<br />ARC Identifier 305671 / Local Identifier 77-CWMF-RDS195<br />Item from Record Group 77: Records of the Office of the Chief of Engineers, 1789 - 1999Berniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14041125155303909803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108382665458119460.post-81482136136305372792011-10-03T21:00:20.023-04:002011-10-03T21:00:20.023-04:00Bernie: Do you recall which map the above is and ...Bernie: Do you recall which map the above is and year? Appears to be sometime before early 1870s as the B&P Station on the mall is not shown. This map seems to indicate that the MD Av. Depot did connect to the B&O via the tracks that were laid across the south grounds of the Capitol during the war.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15964632266455220663noreply@blogger.com