WMS Map: US Roads and Railroads, Rand McNally 1918

Helpful Hint: While I suggest you look on blog for a downloadable PDF Map, you should be able to print or save this map by clicking the print button on the map above.

Data Sources

Road Trip to Coal Country by Nate Matthews - You can download the KMZ File used in creation of this map.

MapWarper - You can download this map on MapWarper. Retrieved via XYZ Tiles: https://mapwarper.net/maps/tile/40034/{z}/{x}/{y}.png

New York Public Library - You can download this map at New York Public Library. Due to Chrome Security restrictions, this unable to display on this page using Google Chrome. Try using Firefox, Opera or alternative browser. Or get the map directly from the NY Public Library. Retrieved via XYZ Tiles: http://maps.nypl.org/warper/layers/tile/40034/{z}/{x}/{y}.png

OpenStreetMap - Map data: © OpenStreetMap, SRTM | Map style: © OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA). XYZ Tiles: https://{s}.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png

3DEP Elevation Hillshade. LIDAR and legacy USGS DRG Topo Derived hillshades used as a background. DEM - WMS Service: https://elevation.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/services/3DEPElevation/ImageServer/WMSServer, Layer: 3DEPElevation:Hillshade Gray

Full List of WMS and ArcMap Services - CSV Spreadsheet with all web map services currently used on the blog.

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