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Nyc Transportation Alternatives: Bicycle Blueprint

For Students 9th - 10th
This site details "a plan to bring bicycling into the mainstream in New York City." Offers maps and detailed information on improving big city other-than-auto transportation choices.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Panama Canal, 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1920 of the Panama Canal showing the Canal Zone boundaries, the channel route from Colon to the city of Panama, railroad route, lakes, reservoirs, locks, and towns along the canal. A chart at the top of the map shows the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Seat of War in New Jersey, 1777

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of New Jersey showing the routes of Washington to Trenton in 1776 from the Battle of Long Island and the route of British commander Clinton to Monmouth and New York after the capture of Philadelphia in 1777.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Burgoyne's Campaign, 1777

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the frontiers of Canada and New York around Lake Champlain showing the Saratoga Campaign of British General John Burgoyne (1777) during the American War of Independence. The map shows Montreal, Canada, Ticonderoga on Lake...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Northeast, 1689 1713

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the region around the St. Lawrence River from Lake Ontario to Quebec, and New York to Albany. The map shows the area of the King Williams War (1689-1697), the invasion of Canada by Schuyler (1691), and Queen Anne's War...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North America, 1885

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1885 of North America, Central America, Greenland, and the Caribbean showing political boundaries at the time, major cities, mountain systems, lakes, rivers, and coastal features of the region. Ship routes from San Francisco...
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World Digital Library: Manhattan Lying on the North River

For Students 9th - 10th
A historic map of Manhattan created by cartographer Joan Vinckeboons around 1639 for the Dutch West India Company. A feature on the page allows the visitor to listen to and read the accompanying descriptive text in seven different...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Prescott, Ontario and Ogdensburg, Ny, 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from the 1920 Automobile Club of Prescott, Ontario and Ogdensburg, New York, along St. Lawrence River. This map shows major streets, railroad stations, the lighthouse, International Border, and the ferry crossing across the St....
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Etc: Maps Etc: Ice During the Wisconsin Glaciation, 1911

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1911 of Long Island showing the two stages of ice coverage during the Wisconsin glaciation. The map is keyed to show the extent of coverage during the Ronkonkoma stage and the Harbor Hill stage.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Forts at Oswego, 1756

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the British forts of Oswego on Lake Ontario, captured by the French in 1756 during the French and Indian Wars.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Niagara Frontier, 1812

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the Niagara frontier during the War of 1812 showing forts and towns along the Niagara River.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Westchester County, 1872

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1872 of the vicinity of White Plains during the American Revolutionary War, showing important forts and battle sites in 1776.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Vicinity of Lake George, 1872

For Students 9th - 10th
Fort Edward was on the site of the present village of Fort Edward, in Washington County, on the east side of Hudson River, and about forty-five miles north from Albany.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Fort Schuyler or Fort Stanwix, 1777

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the vicinity of Fort Schuyler, also known at the time as Fort Stanwix, during the campaign of British General Burgoyne to control the Hudson Valley (1777) in the American Revolutionary War. The map shows the British and Iroquois...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Staten Island, Borough of Richmond, 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
A road map of Staten Island, Borough of Richmond, from the 1920 Automobile Club of Rochester, showing principal cities and towns, ferry docks, and bridges.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Drainage Lines of the Eastern Adirondacks, 1911

For Students 9th - 10th
A contour map from the vicinity of Elizabethtown showing the rectangular pattern of relief and drainage lines in fault-block mountains of the eastern Adirondacks.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Borough of Manhattan, 1919

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the Borough of Manhattan from the Official Automobile Blue Book (1919), showing the Hudson River, East River, principal streets and avenues, ferry crossings, bridges, and major landmarks.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Battle of Long Island, 1776

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Long Island showing the sites of the Battle of Long Island (August 27, 1776), including the American camp in Brooklyn, the landing site of the British, and the routes of Grant and Clinton.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Vegetation of Long Island, 1911

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1911 showing the historic vegetation regions of Long Island, keyed to show the areas of mixed hardwoodw and areas of prairie and open woodlands.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Congressional Map of Manhattan and Bronx, 1903

For Students 9th - 10th
A map outlining the congressional districts of Manhattan and the Bronx in 1903, including a portion of Queens.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Ticonderoga, 1754 1763

For Students 9th - 10th
The area around Ticonderoga during the French and Indian War, showing Crown Point, Lake Champlain, Lake George, and Fort William Henry.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Upper Manhattan, 1919

For Students 9th - 10th
A plan of Upper Manhattan from the Official Automobile Blue Book (1919), showing principal streets and avenues, and chief points of interest in the area.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Town of Saratoga, 1777

For Students 9th - 10th
The towns of Saratoga and Stillwater on one half, and the other half showing the arrangement of forces at the Battle of Saratoga during the American Revolution.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Albany and Vicinity, 1919

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1919 of the vicinity of Albany showing neighboring counties, cities and towns, railroads, canals, lakes, and rivers.