ABBOT, Henry Larcom. Manitowoc, Wis. Its Harbor Lines, Car-Ferry, Slips and Dock Facilities. Report to the Milwaukee & Lake Winnebago Railroad Company, submitted December 5, 1895.
One large folding lithographed map (here on two large sheets). 12 pp. 8vo, orig. printed wrappers. Boston: A. Mudge & Son, 1896. First edition. Manitowoc is a city on Lake Michigan located at the mouth of the Manitowoc River. This is a description of the harbor and the proposed improvements which would enable the city to become one of the chief ports of the Great Lakes region, connecting the great grain-growing areas of the Northwest and the eastern seaboard. Abbot (1831-1927), was a retired colonel in the Army Corps of Engineers and consultant to the Milwaukee & Lake Winnebago Railroad Company. Fine copy preserved in a box. Scarce. Ex Bibliotheca Mechanica.
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