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Title: Historical Geographic Information Systems (GIS) database of Steamboat-Navigated Rivers During the Nineteenth Century in the United States

Citation Type: Miscellaneous

Publication Year: 2015

Abstract: These GIS SHP files cover the spread of different modes of transportation in the Lower 48 states from this nations founding through (approximately) 1911. Each transportation modecanals, steamboat-navigated (as opposed to navigable) rivers, and railroadshas its own archive ZIP file which contains the complete series of files (projection, database and polyline files, etc.) required by ESRIs ArcGIS and ArcGIS Pro. These are collectively referred to as a SHP file though there are actually multiple files for each mode of transportation. Once unpacked, these files for each SHP must be kept together and should only be edited using a GIS program. If corrupted, the entire SHP file will become unusable.

Url: https://my.vanderbilt.edu/jeremyatack/data-downloads/

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Authors: Atack, Jeremy

Publisher: Vanderbilt University

Data Collections: IPUMS NHGIS

Topics: Land Use/Urban Organization, Methodology and Data Collection, Other

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IPUMS NHGIS NAPP IHIS ATUS Terrapop