
Truckee serves as the central hub of this late 19th-century landscape, where the Southern Pacific Railroad cuts through the Sierra Nevada range alongside the historic Central Pacific Railroad. The map reveals a high-altitude network of early settlements and resource-driven outposts, including Boca and Bronco along the Truckee River. To the south, the northwestern shoreline of Lake Tahoe is detailed with early points of interest like McKinney and the Tahoe Lake Outlet.
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9 editions found
1889 · Pyramid Peak
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1889 · Markleeville
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1890 · Sierraville
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1891 · Downieville
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1891 · Carson
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1891 · Markleeville
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1891 · Colfax
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1891 · Truckee
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1891 · Reno
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1891 · Placerville
USGS Topo · 1:125,000